New Immigration law

I read the new Arizona immigration law last week but today I came across this article

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-05-03/news/bs-ed-arizona-immigration-letter-20100503_1_illegal-immigration-arizona-curbing

This law reminds me of a trip I had about 8 years ago with my brother, cousins and friends to my country. We booked tickets to go to another city overnight. When the mini van arrives, we realized that it was a mistake to book cheap tickets as there were so many people inside. There was no more space to sit. All of us were boys so we didn't care. People inside gave us looks like they didn't want us to come in even though we have proper tickets. The mini van went around and picked people up. After so many stops and so many people getting on board, some people including those just got on were mad and told them that there is no more space. The driver and the guy collecting ticket pretended like they didn't hear anything and kept going. Of course the more people they get for their trip, the more money they make. It was a 15-seater but by the time we finished picking people up, there were about 25 people inside (not including the driver and the guy collecting ticket). What I learned from that trip is that people just wanted to get on board and secure their seats. Once the van arrived to the next stop, people who already occupied seats do not want any more to get on board. And the cycle repeated. It was a fun and memorial experience, anyway.


Now, I don't even know what to say about this law. There are so many things wrong with the new law in Arizona, why do people support it to implement in other states? Don't get me wrong I am against illegal immigration. My family filed proper papers and waited decades for multiple interviews to come to America. I don't think it's right for many people to just come across the border. However, this law doesn't solve the problem. If anything, it allows law enforcements to have more power on people and violates lots of our rights. You may ask "if a person does nothing wrong, then why should he/she be afraid to show ID?" Well, the question would be if a person does nothing wrong, why should he/she need to show ID? An ID (driver's license) does not prove that you are legal / illegal citizen. To prove it, you need a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or a passport. I'm sure nobody carries that with them all the times. If you support this law, ask yourself this question: Do you want to carry all those papers with you when you walk your dog, take a walk in the park, go running...? If you don't then why do you expect others to do so? What if a group of high school US citizen Hispanic students gathering around, what ID would you expect them to have? Would you detain them?

If they implement this law in every state, ever time I get pulled over by a cop, the first thing I'll ask is "you, sir! show me your ID, badge, birth certificate / proof of US citizen". Until you do so, don't expect to ask for my ID.