Ethnic profiling is definitely wrong, in my opinion. However, I do believe that we need to figure out a way to control immigration. Unfortunately, if the illegal immigrants you are looking for are from Mexico, then it's pretty easy to point to someone and say, "Hey, that guy looks Mexican!". The problem is that being 'Mexican' doesn't mean that you are here illegally. It's quite a conundrum.
We can 'tighten the borders' to try to minimize the number of illegal immigrants entering the country, but the problem is what to do about the millions that are already here. As I see it, we have two choices. 1.) Somehow identify them and steer them toward legal status or deportation. Or 2.) Declare all of them currently in the U.S. legal and go from there.
This is a tough issue. Ethnic profiling is almost an unavoidable side effect, unfortunately. On the opposite side of things, there are states that are granting drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. Will they be voting next?
We can 'tighten the borders' to try to minimize the number of illegal immigrants entering the country, but the problem is what to do about the millions that are already here. As I see it, we have two choices. 1.) Somehow identify them and steer them toward legal status or deportation. Or 2.) Declare all of them currently in the U.S. legal and go from there.
This is a tough issue. Ethnic profiling is almost an unavoidable side effect, unfortunately. On the opposite side of things, there are states that are granting drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. Will they be voting next?