What? Cain making a topic in ID, I think this is a first!

Anyway, first I want to state a disclaimer that this topic in no way endorses racism of any kind. I'm certainly not racist, but I do have a beef with Mexicans (any any other Nationality, but Mexican's are the worst offender) who think they can just waltz into the US and leech off our government really just piss me off.

I know there are some people that are legit and want to make an honest living, and they work hard for it. I know my Mom moving to New Zealand was no simple task, but she persevered and embraced the culture. Maybe I just respect hard work and have a huge disdain for "line-cutters"

I was reading an article in the paper the other day talking about various "checkpoints" set up throughout Southern California to get people who are unlicensed or intoxicated off the road but "advocates of illegal immigration" have been taking pride in warning people of these checkpoints holding up signs telling people to turn back.

It just made me angry, because reading about the "cheap tricks" to avoid getting in trouble for something THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING IN THE FIRST PLACE reminds me of what I'd see in High School. And it just infuriates me that whenever we try to do something about it, these "advocates" come in and whine how we're being oh so mean to these POOR LITTLE PEOPLE.

I'm posting here because I'm really curious if I'm the only one that's just completely flabbergasted by this way of thinking. Going back to my High School days. I was in a class for ROP Printing. Teacher was a really great guy, he knew that we were all pretty tired being at the end of the day, he knew a lot of us don't want more textbook grinding, so he had more of a hands-on teaching approach with just a couple pages of reading (about as much reading as an ID topic here) and an easy "fill in the blanks" review worksheet. It was incredibly easy-going for anyone who was in the least bit serious. This was by no means anything like a "major subject" class

But there was a good third of the class who were dropped into the class because they had nothing better to join and wanted to do nothing but socialize and leave class and any sort of work was "unfair" Yeah unfair and some kind of crime against them.

So yeah, that what I think of whenever I hear about these "advocates" who complain whenever we try to crack down on these guys.

Now, I should address my thoughts on the controversial new law in Arizona. For those who don't know, it's a law that allows police and state authorities to make inquiries on someone's citizenship or arrest them.

I admit, that I think this law goes too far. It's no different than if I were to see a teen wearing a hooded sweatshirt going through the store I work at demand he empty his pockets and search him. But reading this article the other day, makes me wonder, I'd love to know what these advocates for illegal immigration would be considered fair.

So yeah, I'm just wondering if there are actually people here that can offer a different viewpoint. Am I just some crazy, closet-racist? Because this issue drives me up the wall.