The thing is there already exist  laws that prohibit illegal immigration. There is a special Federal Agency that deals with illegal immigration, the ICE. This law does nothing but violate the civil rights of the people. This law requires law enforcement officials to ask papers for the people who look "illegal". Now how does a person look illegal. Is it their dress-up, their hairstyle, the kind of shoes they wear and the list goes on. But these are all personal life choices. I do not want to carry all my papers with me when I walk to the nearby corner store to get a pack of cigarettes.

We need to understand that those who are against this bill are not in favor of illegally immigrating people. But rather worried that this law could (and I believe) will lead to racial profiling. This law increases the chances of abuse of power by law enforcement officials. They see a brown guy, don't like him (for no apparent reason), then decide to harass him by asking papers, just for fun. And their are some deadly consequences too. Say if an illegal immigrant sees somebody being murdered, he thinks of dialing 911. Then it occurs to him: Oh Wait! The police will ask for my papers.

I live in California, so I might be thinking completely one-sided. But let me share my story with the sajha users. When I went to Office of law standards and enforcement and told them that I had worked under the table but haven't been paid, the investigator told me employees are entitled to protection by labor laws irrespective of their immigration status. May I also add that not once did he ask for my ID, or about my status but filed a case right away.