Comments on: Arizona’s Immigration Law, Through “Rose” Colored Glasses

By: SB 1070 and a Wake Up Call | Girl in a Party Hat

SB 1070 and a Wake Up Call | Girl in a Party Hat — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:51:04 +0000

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By: Terry Greene Sterling

Terry Greene Sterling — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:30:41 +0000

I love this blog. What people don’t understand about the new immigration law is that it affects real human beings like Rose. Well done, Amy.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:36:43 +0000

I think Al Sharpton now has the situation under control!

By: Traci

Traci — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:08:42 +0000

Hi Amy- No, I we don’t know each other (not that I’m aware of). I came across your post because someone posted it on their facebook page. Didn’t mean to land on your blog with all of these posts, I started with an honest question that I knew nothing about and it went on from there. Hope I didn’t offend anyone, I am truthfully trying to find out more about this issue just so I can be well-versed and understand what’s really at the heart of the problem.

Thanks for giving me/us the opportunity to post. I can’t imagine there is anything left to discuss, my brain is fried, LOL.

Beautiful girls by the way Amy, loved reading some of your posts! You are very open and have a great attitude. Love that!

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:51:00 +0000

I’m curious, Traci — do I know you?

By: Amysilverman

Amysilverman — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:48:32 +0000

Dianna — Your words speak for themselves, as do Preston’s. Thanks for commenting.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:03:45 +0000

Traci,
Thanks for taking the time to reply so much! After reading this blog I have little to add that would sound better than you already spoke. Only that my in-laws immigrated here from Germany after WWII. They were both required to get jobs from citizens before coming here. They didn’t know the people who sponsored them, but took a chance. (They met in Chicago even though they grew up 70 miles from each other. That was cool!) They also had to sign an agreement that they wouldn’t become reliant on the government, like welfare and such. They worked harder than most, but enjoy a “working” retirement. They pay their own med insurance and help us when we need it. To me, that doesn’t compare to coming here to look for work that isn’t here- many standing outside Home Depot, or using our emergency rooms because they won’t or can’t pay for a doctor visit.

Plus, I agree that if I get pulled over it’s because of my fault and probable cause, and I have to present “papers”, eg: drivers license, proof of insurance, vehicle registration.
Last: Most arguments are over feelings not facts. Az. legislation doesn’t create these laws, just asks for enforcement. And I grew up in Phoenix, some of my family still live there, and American citizens are Arizona’s biggest export to Mexico via kidnapping. Phoenix is the kidnapping capitol of the world as someone wrote.
Thanks again! And thanks Amy for willing to be a posting place for these discussions.

By: Traci

Traci — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:35:50 +0000

Stacey,

I’m actually exhausted reading posts and trying to make some sense with all of this. Yes, I do have time (but no interest) to start a blog about this. And quite honestly, I have no idea why this has gotten under my skin, it honestly does not affect me personally except for the fact that I live in Arizona. Maybe I’m just tired of hearing about all the protests on the news, especially when they turn it into a vicious battle and make everyone fighting the cause look bad. I know there are some people who are passionate about this cause who are sincere and genuine for all the right reasons and then there are those on the opposite end of the spectrum. I guess that’s why this is America!

By: stacey

stacey — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:40:26 +0000

Traci,

you seem to be very passionate about this subject. perhaps you start your own blog about immigration, you certainly seem to have the time on your hands.

By: Traci

Traci — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:15:58 +0000

I agree Christy, it does open the doors for profiling and discrimination, which is definitely not a step in the right direction. I wish there were an easy solution. Many people have talked about sanctioning employers who hire illegal immigrants and that’s certainly a positive start. They could also reinstate seasonal work visas, as was suggested by another post I read.

If this bill goes into effect in 90 days, it will be interesting to see if people are really being profiled and discriminated against (the average, everyday people walking down the street). I certainly hope not. There will always be some cases of discrimination, that is unavoidable. I have been discriminated against for entirely different reasons. My father is regularly discriminated against when he parks in a handicap spot, even though he has Disabled Veterans plates. It’s not right but he always uses it as an opportunity to teach people not to judge a book by its cover. Just because someone sees him walking doesn’t mean he isn’t disabled. They find out quickly that he has two artificial legs.

I can honestly say that I don’t see a problem with asking for documentation if someone is pulled over or caught in a legal situation. That’s no different than asking for a driver’s license. But I will say that they should ask for that documentation from everyone, Asians, Hispanics, Swedes, etc. I don’t know if there are regulations for getting a driver’s license that could be combined with documentation. If so, that could solve part of this problem without any hard feelings.

We should all open our hearts and minds to real solutions and look at this as an opportunity to teach and learn. An open door policy into the U.S. is not the answer but screaming and accusing (as many others have done) is not the answer either.

I think one of the biggest complaints is that immigrants do not learn the English language, even though they have to speak and write one out of three answers on the naturalization test. Then they expect us to learn their language and accommodate them instead of them learning our language and adhering to our standards of society.

It’s all about common courtesy and respect, in my opinion.