Right-wingers blame Obama administration for racist new law

A massively unpopular new law in Arizona would require police to use racial profiling and demand identification from anybody they suspect is an undocumented immigrant - even if the person turns out to be a U.S. citizen.

If I was profiled in this manner, I'd file a lawsuit so quickly it would make Pat Buchanan's head spin.

The law was sponsored by fascist State Sen. Russell Pearce - who has ties to known white supremacists and once forwarded a National Alliance e-mail claiming that Jews control the media.

Make no mistake about it: The new law is intended to be racist. And it is.

Now, however, supporters of this law are blaming the Obama administration for "inducing" Arizona lawmakers to pass it. They say it's because federal immigration laws aren't strict enough.

So Arizona makes up its own immigration laws and claims it's just enforcing federal laws?

A lot of folks will argue that America's immigration laws are ineffective - but that doesn't give any state the right to practice racial profiling or to demand an ID from U.S. citizens just for appearing in public.

Scapegoating people because of their ethnicity does nothing positive for the country or the American worker. If legislators wanted to help the public, they'd instead take a stand for workplace safety, better wages, and organized labor. If Arizona lawmakers want to stand with workers, why won't they repeal the state's unconstitutional work-for-less law?