You had your mind made up apparently. I have seen the system from both sides and at this time in my life it doesn't matter a whole lot to me but it does for my children and grandchildren.
Too much power in any hand leads to corruption and abuse but it is fast getting to the point where safety will have to play a part if America is to have the saftey and security it once had.
The only things more dangerous that crooked cops are crooked lawyers and judges. You have a group in each profession that does not use common sense but how common is common sense any longer and common to who.
You can bet without some real leadership and insight this country is going to get a taste of what those in Israel and Palestine get and we don't have that leadership any more. We are more interested in our political party and getting even.
"Those willing to give up a essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve, and will soon have, neither liberty nor safety." - Franklin.
The solution to illegal immigration, and I do agree that it is a serious problem, isn't to demand that citizen be legally required to present their "Papers please!" on demand to any cop anywhere on public property.
There are hundreds of opportunities for LE to weed out illegals, but none are being taken, or taken seriously. We could start with demanding proof of citizenship for getting driver's licenses, but many states are going the opposite way, explicitly allowing licenses for illegals. Jobs, getting medical care, picking up prescription drugs, buying or using plane tickets, enrolling at government schools, welfare offices, Socialist Insecurity offices, cashing food stamps at grocery stores, buying tobacco, liquor and guns ... these are examples of federally regulated activities that could easily be modified to require proof of citizenship. Standing on a street corner should not be one of these cases, where proof of citizenship is mandated.