So the lawsuits begin

I haven't posted this directly here, mostly I have been answering other people's post. For the record I think the new Arizona Immigrant Law is not only unconstitutional but follows the same line of thinking that the USSR had during the cold war. I remember growing up thinking how horrible it would be to live in a society that the police can check your ID whenever they wanted for absolutely no reason. 

I don't believe any person should have to show ID unless they have committed a crime. I don't believe you need to flash your ID just to prove your not an illegal immigrant. Also, I do not believe states have the right to defend national borders, that is a federal government job and that's why I pay taxes to the feds.

Some ask why I care? Well its true I don't live in Arizona, however I do live in a border state and it sets an extremely bad precedent (there is already rumor Florida may try something as well). Not that I see a lot of problems with illegal immigration from Canada, however it does happen some here. Already we have the Border Patrol can ask for ID when someone gets on the Ferry (maybe that was overturned, I haven't heard anything about that for a year or so) when they are nowhere near the border. That is wrong, let alone the whole idea that local police can ask.

As it turns out, the lawsuits have already begun. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/29/arizona.immigration.lawsuit/index.html?hpt=T2 ; What I love is this is a cop that is suing over the law. I realize its a minority of cops that are bad, but its really nice to hear the good ones in the news for once.

Arizona School District removing teachers with accents

Yes, evidently the racism is just picking up. The Arizona School System has asked schools to let go of teachers who have heavy accents or ungrammatical speech.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/30/arizona-teachers/

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/blogtalk-arizona-and-oil/

WTF is wrong with people. This just makes it clear how wrong the whole Arizona issue is going. Its racism, I personally have had better education from a math professor at WWU who had a hard time with English then I did with any of the native english speakers. So not only are kids not getting a good enough public education, but we are sacking teachers who have heavy accents?

I am pissed enough by this that I wont be able to give a cogent argument until tomorrow, but that will come.

Oh, and evidently "Ethnic Study Courses" are being banned as well. Is there a way we can give Arizona back to Mexico, we can replace it with Puerto Rico.

Oh, one clarification for anyone who says its a federal requirement for No Child Left Behind, I am a State Auditor for WA state, we audit the same exact federal funds under the same exact guidance and in my professional opinion (wow, I guess my opinion would be professional considering this is my actual job) they are taking the NCLB requirements way out of context of the federal requirements.