I wish good intentioned liberals would spend some time thinking these issues through instead of having such knee-jerk responses to complex problems. This isn't about race or racism, and it's not about picking on any group of people. It's about doing what's right by our country and the people who live here legally, including our immigrant population. In spite of the racial tensions in states bordering Mexico, the law is applied to ALL aliens, include white Canadians and Europeans. Pretending this is all about racism is as stupid as Obama supporters crying racism every time someone criticizes Obama's corporatist policies. Of course racism exists, and of course cops can be abusive, but this law specifically prohibits racial profiling. Those who are detained illegally will win huge sums in court for their troubles. These issues are complex, and we're not going to find good solutions while lefties are jumping on the bandwagon of false cries of racism. If you can think of other ways to prevent racial profiling, go ahead, make some suggestions. But simply not enforcing the law is NOT reasonable solution, nor should progressives be pushing for such silly responses.

The real question we need to ask ourselves is why are we so obsessed with helping the people who come here illegally over those who are waiting their turn? If you care about poor Mexicans, then let's provide support to the Mexicans that are still in Mexico suffering under their government's policies that perpetuate abject poverty. Why are those starving children less important than the kids whose parents snuck across the border to have their babies here?