Beans and Swastikas

By Douglas V. Gibbs

During the blind protests by the opposition to a new Arizona law that toughens up on illegal aliens, the state capitol in Phoenix was the scene of a swastika made of refried beans smeared on the glass doors of the House and Senate buildings. The reference is clear, and ignorant.

Laws against illegal immigration has nothing to do with race. However, profiling will be involved not because the state is racist, but because the majority of illegal aliens are Hispanic.

In Los Angeles most gang members in South Central Los Angeles are young black men, so the cops don't suspect a Chinese granny of being a Crip. At the airport, since most terrorists are Muslim, it would be reasonable to target Islamic men for questioning simply because of the numbers that support the fact that most terrorists are young male Muslims, and it would not be reasonable to strip search as a terrorist suspect the Scotsman with his family. And the reasoning should be no different with illegal immigration. Most illegals are Hispanic, therefore it is safe to reason that they will receive more attention with the new law.

The Arizona law does not give the police the right to start picking people out of the crowd, however. The individual must have committed a separate infraction, and must show reasonable evidence that provides reasonable suspicions that it is possible the person is an illegal. For example, if the cop pulls over a car for running a stop sign, and the driver has no license, does not speak English, and is Hispanic, it would be reasonable for the police officer to suspect that it is possible the person is an illegal. Then the cop will apply a series of questions, and if he reasons based on the person's responses that the suspect is an illegal, the person will be held for federal authorities.

That is not racist, that is good cop work.

And whoever smeared the swastika of beans on the windows of the Arizona capitol needs to learn what was behind the swastika. The swastika was the symbol of a Nationalist-Socialist political system that targeted citizens of Germany because of their Jewish heritage. Ask yourself. Is there an ideology in America doing something similar right now? Is there a socialist ideology in America targeting American citizens for being what the ideology considers to be dangerous to their agenda? Key in on the words National-Socialist, and you might find your answer.

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