The new Arizona immigration law is a step in the right direction

"Unfortunately, it is assumed that most of the illegal immigrants will be from Latin countries or elsewhere around the world." That is not an assumption, that is a fact. "The effects of this bill make cops focus on trying to determine if someone is illegal, and the focus will be on a traditional-looking illegal, one of noticeable Hispanic decent." Police will go for those that are suspected to be illegal with reasonable cause. Cops will not, as guided by the law, go after people simply because they are hispanic. They will mostly be getting those that don't speak any english and have no IDs, as the Feds already do (and have done for years). An Officer would do the same whether this individual (with no english skills or IDs) was hispanic or asian. "The whole point of a law is to have a policy executed and followed. The effects of this law result in racial profiling. The law promotes racial profiling, and in respects to common sense, most officers will go for stereotypes to determine who is illegal under the new law." some officers racially profile (or gender-ly profile) people that they give speeding tickets to. Does that mean that we should abolish all speed limits? Of course not, because a few bad officers don't follow the law as it is written, does not mean that the law itself is faulty, only that the select individuals that are poorly enforcing it are faulty. "However, this belief of "reasonable evidence" usually comes with a warrant, smell of foul substances, or some already gathered proof." They are required to have that reasonable evidence first, like the person was not wearing a seatbelt or was speeding, then the officer needs to have a reason to confirm legality. An officer cannot simply approach someone and say "hey, you don't look like you are a legal immigrant, show me your papers." "Just because there's a black guy in a dark alley, means that cops will have to search him for drugs?" No, but the officer should check out the situation to make sure everything is fine, since it isn't normal behavior to stand in a dark alley doing nothing. There is nothing wrong with officers trying to help out. "Really? When cops are suspicious of drugs, they either smell them, have seen a deal take place, or have dogs that can sense the smell. You cannot compare this to the topic of illegal immigration, where there is no smell, deal, or animal sensing taking place. For the illegal immigration policy, it's a matter of external appearance, which is simply unjust." Not true, officers often make their judgement based on how the people are acting. Like durning a routine traffic stop, if the person is freaking out and acting unusual, they may ask the person to step out and search the car. Continuing off the driving example. When you are pulled over by an officer, what is the first thing they always ask? "License and Registration (and proof of insurance here in Oregon)" that right there, removes the "implied need" to base anything on race at all, since it is asked to everyone. "Picture that you are Hispanic, and that you are the only one to witness a hit-and-run. You are on the way home from the park with your kids, and didn't bring you wallet because you figured you wouldn't need it. Will you reveal yourself as a witness to the aggrieved party, and consequently to be interviewed by police offers, so that the over-aggressive deputies can drag you downtown and result in inconvenience, embarrassment, and expense to prove that you are legal? Hell no! You are getting out of there before the cops come, and the drunk driver will not get away. Encouraging law enforcement to get involved in immigration matters results in less interaction between immigration communities and law enforcement, which as you can tell by the logical scenario, is not good." That bias statement right there made the whole paragraph not worth responding too, but I will for the sake of debate. Not to mention that it is flawed to begin with. If you are a witness (hispanic or white) the police are going to ask for your identity anyway so that can generate a witness report. Also, with the police currently investigating a crime, they would not "harass" you for ID since they are already busy. That would be like police in a high-speed chase with a bank robber, pulling off to give someone a ticket for not signaling, completely illogical. My opponent is attempting to make it seem like all decisions will be based on looks and appearance alone and nothing else. If that was the case, I wouldn't be supporting this, but since the officers need reasonable cause first and every traffic stop begins with asking for ID, it is easy to see that they can check people without having to resort to any type of profiling. Thank you