Your Papers, Please

The majority of this blog was taken from comment I left on my brother's facebook wall:

There are a few points I'd like to make. I don't think we can blame "illegals" for wanting to improve their socio-economic status. I think any of us would do the same things in a similar situation for ourselves or our families. Many are making the argument "I don't care if they're here just come legally" well the problem with that is it requires a lot of time and resources to become a legal citizen that many of these people don't have. I don't think you can say that majority of these people are coming here with the intention of dealing drugs. (if you truly want to control drugs make them legal but thats another discussion). Saying that they bring more crime is a racial assumption that has been shown to be incorrect. Whites of the same socio-economic status are just as likely if not more likely to commit a crime. Its a problem that arises from poverty not race.
There is also discussion on there impact on the economy and also the job market. According to Raul Hinojosa, PhD, Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles: First and foremost, [illegal immigration] it's a source of value added. The total goods and services that they consume through their paycheck, plus all that they produce for their employers, is close to about $800 billion. They're also producing at relatively lower costs because the undocumented population typically gets about 20% less in wages than if they were legalized. That leads to lower prices for us and higher profits to employers. The fact of the matter is "illegals" don't steal jobs from Americans they compete for them. Illegal immigrants often benefit businesses by filling low-wage jobs that are difficult to fill with Americans. In this sense immigration reform can be view has protectionism. Last argument I hear on immigration is "they get welfare, health benefits, etc without paying taxes" The answer to this is simple: End all entitlement programs for citizens or non citizens.
Now for arizona SB 1070: The problem here is that it WILL definitely lead to racial profiling.
The law requires Arizona police to demand the immigration papers of any individual when "reasonable suspicion" exists that he or she might be illegal. If the police fails to do so, the law empowers bystanders to sue. But since "reasonable suspicion" won't involve presenting actual evidence before a judge to obtain a court order, the police will inevitably have to make snap judgments based on external features. This means that, unless Arizona deploys officers who are blind and deaf, they won't stop blue-eyed blonds who "speak American." Indeed, anyone who claims the law won't lead to racial profiling is in denial or just plain lying. Also I have a problem with requiring residents to prove their lawful status to authorities on demand. Now the Arizona Republican establishment's effort to foist a German-style "your papers, please" immigration policy on its residents and that doesn't seem very "american" to me. No matter where you stand on immigration SB1070 is not the answer. Check out this video:
The audio sucks here is a link to a better version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ejrM1wR6Ow