[sarcasm]

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[umgud]

While some view it as politically incorrect and there may be policies against it, I wasn't aware that racial profiling was illegal in the United States.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

"First, they came for the Muslims, the Arabs. Now, they go for Latinos and other non-white immigrants..."

He's saying this like it's a bad thing?

[11B3]

So what is the INS supposed to do? Start checking all of the blonde/blues that they see to check if they are latinos here illegally????? After all, when you're looking for Mexican illegals, I would think that you would naturally check out people who fit the description.

[DoughtyOne]

Cry me a river Salas, you ignorant s--t! The INS has every right to check for citizenship upon entry. If you don't like it here, perhaps they'll treat you better in Tijuana.

[TomGuy]

These are just the first steps. Middle Eastern illegals, Mexican/Hispanic illegals. Next, the INS will go after the worst offenders of all--the CC's. But the INS has to move in smaller steps.

The worst flood of illegals, those CC's, are everywhere now. One can't even drive down any street, go into any restaurant or business, look out ones front door, without seeing them--those CC's.

The government and INS has tried for decades to restrict the CC's, but they keep coming, sneaking over the border. CC's make no effort to assimilate into our culture.

This flood of illegal CC's must stop!
No more. Stop the flood of illegal Caucasian Canadians overflowing our country!

[I'm being facetious, of course. CC's are great people. My satire is to point out that the flood of illegals is usually from non-Caucasian countries and are usually not European heritage, either.]

[Feckless]

This is the same la-la land where arresting OJ just because he had motive, oppurtunity, and a truckload of physical evidence linking him to the murders was "racist".

Liberals can't justify criminals' actions so they attack any methods to curb or arrest them.

[varon]

Also, the federal government could deport 66 undocumented immigrants, most of them from Mexico,....

I see the phrase "could deport" used quite frequently by INS. I can't for the life of me understand why they can't declare, will deport.

[FITZ]

To ask individuals to identify themselves just because they look, act or behave like immigrants

Don't forget SPEAK. It's actually quite easy to tell an immigrant from a native born American. It's even easier than picking out a Southerner from a New Yorker. An American born and raised Hispanic doesn't sound or look or act like a person fresh over here from Mexico.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Could such action be the result of there being a disproportionate number of hispanics in the LA area? NAW! It's profiling!

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Could such action be the result of there being a disproportionate number of hispanics in CA? NAW! It's profiling!

[Tancredo Fan]

"To ask individuals to identify themselves just because they look, act or behave like immigrants is illegal and it creates panic in our community.....

Good. Maybe they'll deport themselves, or just not sneak in to begin with.

We are not going to keep quiet about it," said the chairwoman of the Los Angeles Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Angelica Salas.

Salas ought to be arrested for aiding and abetting illegal aliens. Illegals shouldn't have any rights at all other than the right to remain silent and the right to talk to somebody at their consulate on the phone. Whatever it takes to round up and throw out America's Palestinians is fine by me.

[lavaroise]

"To ask individuals to identify themselves just because they look, act or behave like immigrants is illegal and it creates panic in our community.

Boring. It's calle probable cause btch! and cops have to do it all the time.

[stands2reason]

WHAAAAAAA!!!!!

[solo gringo]

Liveing proof these pinhead lawyers will sell thier own country for 30 pieces of silver.These are crooks as much as the people that invade our country with out proper papers.I have no problem with anyone from anywhere in the usa that are here legal.

[GrandMoM]

bump

[Salvation]

disproportionately

LOL! Are there a disproportionate amount of Hispanics in CA?

Common sense writer/no/sarcasm off!

[usadave]

"To ask individuals to identify themselves just because they look, act or behave like immigrants is illegal and it creates panic in our community. We are not going to keep quiet about it," said the chairwoman of the Los Angeles Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Angelica Salas.

And patriotic Americans are not going to keep quiet about our disdain and contempt for individuals like Angelica Salas. The United States has the right to enforce it's immigration laws and the use of profiling is a very important part of the enforcement process. And no, Ms. Salas and the editorial staff of the Mexico City News, racial profiling is not illegal in the United States. If it was illegal, no police department could do their job because a suspect's race is a very important factor that police use in tracking down criminals. If I tell the police that a white man just robbed me at gunpoint, the police are going to be on the lookout for a white suspect in trying to make an arrest. That is racial profiling and it is perfectly legal.