Arizona Immigration Continues

The general outrage against the new Arizona Immigration law has begun to cool. As it cools, it is forming rock-hard determination and activism. Cities across the nation, like Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles County are boycotting Arizona business connections, costing Arizona corporations millions in potential revenue. It seems the nation is betting that: like all racist white people, the pro-law Arizonians love money more than they hate Latinos.

And it seems Arizona is feeling the hurt. But keeping the hate.

Not a day later, Arizona announced it would begin editing Ethnic Studies courses in Arizona schools.

The reason being: "State schools chief Tom Horne, a Republican running for attorney general, says the district’s ethnic studies program promotes “ethnic chauvinism” and racial resentment toward whites."

Yes! For too long white people have been racially discriminated against by ethnic minorities! TOO LONG! Has white America felt the guilt of its illegal war against Mexico. TOO LONG! Have white people had the whole slavery thing held over their heads. TOO LONG! Have the well-to-do had to hear the plight of the poor while forcing a look of sincere concern onto their faces. It's time for whites to take a stand and shout: HEY! I STILL WANT TO BE A RACIST FUCK! PRAISE WHITE JESUS!

A minor related note: some people now don't want to go to college in Arizona. Though I think avoiding Arizona schools is probably a good idea in general.

Also in response to the obvious racial undertones of the new law,
many Latino entertainers are avoiding the state entirely. Even Rage Against the Machine is leading a charge against the law.

And for good reason. According to the Latino entertainers article, even before this new controversy began, Arizona police would habitually harass any public event or gathering that attracted Latinos. These "crime suppression sweeps", as the sheriff seems to call them, apparently don't happen after events full of white people. Like Tim McGraw concerts.

So... predictably, the anti-law protests march on the feet of thousands of Latino Americans, while the pro-law protests sit idle on thousands of old, white asses in auditoriums.

The question being debated: is the law which targets people who look Latino racist? AND. Will police be racist while they enforce the law?

Here's another question: Was the 3/5ths Compromise racist?

According to Gov. Jan Brewer, the police will not engage in racial profiling because they said an oath to become police officers, and they know that racial profiling is illegal. A statement so naive, it's adorable. And idiotic.

This quote seems rather pertinent: "While it's certainly untrue that most conservatives are stupid... it is certainly true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

Gov. Jan Brewer can look out her window and see the two sides of the protest. One side is white. The other is brown. And yet she still can't seem to grasp it as a racial issue.

Even the President of Mexico has been livid over the law. Which in itself isn't that interesting, but then Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) was quoted as saying the funniest thing ever. He said it was “inappropriate for President Calderón to lecture Americans on our own state and federal laws."

Naturally, Americans have the right to criticize the entire world and get involved everywhere, but that dirty Mexican president better not be talking shit about us!