A reminder to Arizona's delusional politicians who think the citizenship test of their state is guaranteed by white skin color, non accented speech and all American clothing: Your most natural citizens, the Havasupai Indians who have been living in Arizona almost a thousand years (check history link), are brown people of humble means and their native language is not English. Moreover, they represent one of your natural wonders, the blue-green Havasupai Creek oasis of the magical Grand Canyon, a canyon whose skin is as reddish brown as the skins of its inhabitans.
To tell the truth, I myself knew neither about these indians nor about the Havasupai Creek of the Grand Canyon, until very recently (a few weeks ago)I stumbled upon them (literally) while surfing on the net. It would be an understatement to say that I was mesmerized by this incredible wonder, the turquoise ponds of the creek and its falls hidden at the bottom of the magestic red-brown Grand Canyon. And the inhabitants of this oasis, the Havasu Baaja indians, living in the little village that is accessible only by foot or a mule (lately by helicopter, also)seemed equally magic to me. The fact that they have survived (600+ living at the present time) the encroachment of the white European culture and the language is a miracle in itself and it will be a great loss not only for the state of Arizona but also for the United States as a nation if these indigenous people who speak English as a second language and who neither look nor dress your so called "proper Arizona citizen" image are pushed further into isolation and extinction due to the recent immigration (intimidation) laws.
There are reasonable and sound ways of controlling illegal immigration, and laws that allow intimidation and profiling by race, ethnicity, accent and social class( outfits,appearance) are not one of them, unless you are Kim Jong Ill of North Korea, of course...
The responsible politicians (you know who you are) must reconsider this shameful and delusional "law of the idiots" not only for their own political survival but also for the sake of the long suffering image of our nation as "the nation of dumb asses," to be frank. The United States of America deserves better. Looking forward to future as a "civilized" nation in the 21st century, we can surely find better ways to deal with the illegal immigration issue other than what basically amounts to a thinly veiled attempt in reinforcing white, European supremacism.
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