Thread: So much for racial profiling at ice cream shops, Mr. Preside

Either Mr. Obama completely misunderstood the Arizona immigration law that goes into effect in mid-August, or he was blatantly misleading the American public

So much for racial profiling at ice cream shops, Mr. President

By Kerry Picket on May 10, 2010

Arizona's newly passed immigration law took heat from President Obama in late April at a campaign-style event in Iowa when he said, "Now, suddenly, if you don't have your papers and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you're going to get harassed."

Either Mr. Obama completely misunderstood the Arizona immigration law that goes into effect in mid-August, or he was blatantly misleading the American public on what the law really entails. Unless an person is violating a law, his or her legal status will not be questioned.

Unfortunately, Mr. Obama's ice cream shop example falls even flatter, because if Colorado had had a law in place similar to Arizona's, a 3-year-old boy and two women killed at an ice cream shop in 2008 might be alive today (h/t Connie Hair at Human Events).

Francis Hernandez, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/2 ... 73409.html an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, rammed his Chevy Suburban into a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop killing the three. Hernandez was sentenced to 60 years in prison following his conviction in February.

Colorado passed an "anti-sanctuary" bill in 2006 that requires cities and counties to report suspected illegal immigrants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, except in cases of minor crimes. According to reports, Hernandez had a rap sheet dating back to 2003 (with no felonies), but immigration officials claim he never was referred to them.

CBS reported http://cbs4denver.com/local/kudlis.Fran ... 14073.html that Hernandez's prior arrests were by nine different police departments, and some of the arrests were for criminal impersonation and forgery. The majority, though, were for traffic violations, including driving without a license and without insurance. The Rocky Mountain News reported in January of last year:

"When Hernandez was arrested after the wreck, he had a lengthy rap sheet in Colorado, including 29 warrants for failure to appear at court hearings. Almost incredibly -- as was widely reported at the time -- he has apparently never had a Colorado driver's license, either.

Hernandez told Aurora police he was born in California. When media reports questioned whether he was here legally, Aurora police sent a query on his citizenship status to ICE. The agency's initial response? Because Hernandez said he was a U.S. citizen, the agency refused to search its databases.

Yes, ICE took Hernandez's word.

Eventually, an ICE investigator questioned Hernandez and learned he was an illegal immigrant born in Guatemala."

In fact, Hernandez managed to evade deportation despite a dozen arrests in Colorado (five of them after Colorado's anti-sanctuary bill was passed). Authorities said he used 12 aliases and two dates of birth to hide from immigration officials. As long as Hernandez did not commit a felony, he was able to avoid immigration authorities.

A recent Rasmussen poll http://tinyurl.com/2dnzhzl showed that 55 percent of Colorado voters favor an immigration law similar to that of Arizona's. Nationally, 59 percent favor the Arizona law, but the fact remains, an illegal immigrant who became known as the "ice cream killer" flew beneath immigration authorities' radar for way too long, while our president spends too much time worrying about the wrong people at ice cream shops.

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I feel like I am racially profiled. I am expected to follow all laws whereas another race does not have that expectation on them. I have to pay taxes (all and not just sales taxes) while many others live 20 to a house and don't pay a thing. My race has a harder time getting a labor job because many hire another race because they supposedly do a better job and get paid less for it. Which race really suffers from racial profiling?

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I feel like I am racially profiled. I am expected to follow all laws whereas another race does not have that expectation on them. I have to pay taxes (all and not just sales taxes) while many others live 20 to a house and don't pay a thing. My race has a harder time getting a labor job because many hire another race because they supposedly do a better job and get paid less for it.

Which race really suffers from racial profiling?


And don't forget the fact that whites are racially profiled as being the only ones capable of being racist.......

Obama said "Now, suddenly, if you don't have your papers and you took your kid out to get ice cream, you're going to get harassed."

He ought to be embarrassed by this comment. Wonder if he's read the law even yet?

He seems to be saying something stupid on a daily basis these days.....nerves you think? election worries? Maybe just plain stupidity about what is going on in your own country?

This law does not promote racial profiling in any way shape or form. It is not the people of Arizona's fault that the majority of illegals here are of Latin descent. If Colorado would have enacted a law similar to Arizona's, Hernandez would not have done what he has. The story is sad, but shockingly events like this happen all of the time. In CA millions of illegals drive with no insurance let alone licenses. They get pulled over and despite not having these important documents, they still allowed to drive. These people are liars and criminals, so why does America keep rewarding them?

God forbid we should question an illegal alien...
guess we should do nothing unil ANOTHER ILLEGAL ALIEN kills ANOTHER 3 year old while he/she is SITTING in the ICE CREAM SHOP!
It's sad that illegal aliens have more PROTECTION in this country than we/our children do!!

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