Reply #3: Fine but let's get the full story

[SargeUNN]

The situation here in Arizona is strange politically. Also the lack of real knowledge of the problems of the "illegal immigration" issues and the lack of looking beyond the sensationalism just adds to the problem. There is a real problem and real solutions but sadly just like in the South during Jim Crow nobody wants to get down and identify where the actual problem is. Arpaio, Pearce, and now Brewer just adds to the inciting of the hatred and fail to address the real answers.

I had Dan Saban guest host my radio show while I was on KPHX/Nova M and he went into details on the issues and gave a reasonable solution to it even having an expert on the issue as a guest. This show brought Arpaio Thugs down on me and they tried to get my show sponsor to drop the show since I was so Unamerican. Fortunately after a tough fight we got them to stay on.

The issues will not be addressed properly until people start to settle down and learn what is really happening but with people like the above mentioned and J.D. Hayworth pushing McCain and Kyl even more to the dark side of this issue, it will only get worse.

I fear even we Liberals/Progressives aren't interested enough to learn the problems and just want to yell it is racism. Certainly it is here just looking at who the ones are that pushed this bill, but the sad fact is many who really aren't that racist are falling into support of the law just because they see the problems but don't understand the facts, and when attacked as racist without being given the real facts they turn a deaf ear where they normally would listen. I have changed a few minds on this issue just by explaining the thing in the details Saban laid out. What people don't understand about Arizona is many here haven't been here that long and really don't know nor are they willing or able to get a reasonable look at the issue, so they buy into the fact the problem is bigger than they think and fail to see that people like McCain are lying when they claim the crime committed by these people have increased even though the facts show that it has had a small decrease. They fail to know that Arpaio is lumping all undocumented and Latino in a group, harrassing the most vulnerable and the ones who aren't committing the crimes.

Here is some of the truth on this issue. There are at least 3 groups, the Latinos who are citizens, the undocumented who are here living in the shadows and obeying the law better than many born Americans that pay taxes and Social Security but get none of the benefits, and those who come here to purposely to commit crimes usually Cartel members. Arpaio's sweeps picks up undocuments who might have a tail light broken, or not turning on their headlights soon enough before dark, and they are normally the ones that live in the shadows and follow the law. Meanwhile the real criminals are well financed and are above Arpaio's sweeps which also turn up harrassing Latino Americans. When a crime is committed by these who intend trouble, it is generally reported as an illegal immigrant and not so much as a cartel member or one of those who are here to commit crimes. Meanwhile we have people lumping all together and even people like Fabian who was here legally trying to gain citizenship, decorated by President Clinton for saving his commander in Kosovo gets deported for a bounced check. The cartels really try to recruit these people and sometimes do. So you see not only is this racism but it is also a matter of making our country less secure.

Boycotts should be directed at corporations who support this law or who support those like Russell Pearce, Joe Arpaio, Jan Brewer, and please don't forget about Tom Horne.