In order to streamline the new Arizona law and allow for quicker non-immigrant identification, officials have decided to issue a new official "identification patch" that can be worn at all times by non-Caucasians. The new patch will resemble the Arizona flag.
A large copper colored STAR is superimposed in the center of the flag.
The flag is divided into two halves.
The top half consists of thirteen alternating yellow and red rays which represent America's thirteen original colonies. Because Arizona is a western state, the rays show a setting sun. The colors of the rays refer to yellow and red in the Spanish flags carried by Coronado when he came to Arizona in the sixteenth century.
The bottom half of the flag is a solid blue field, the same color as the blue in the United States of America flag.
Arizona governor Jan Brewer argued that the patch is "A step forward for immigration reform advocates, and anyone who is a REAL American."
Government officials prefer that the 10 centimeters wide patch is worn on the right arm, just below the armpit.
This patch will also be equipped with an RFID "radio-frequency identification" chip which store an electronic copy of your identification information: your name, a digitized picture, etc. And in the future, the chip might store fingerprints or digital visas from various countries. This will allow law enforcement officials to quickly and conveniently decide whether or not a brown-skinned suspect qualifies as an American citizen.
Arizona officials encourage any visiting out-of-staters to stop by the closest Motor Vehicle Division office to pick up their citizen patch upon entering Arizona.(not required by whites)
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