[RickOShay]

I have not read through all the posts, so this may have been posted already, but I do not see a problem with this law. I have to have my alien registration card, or passport on me at ALL TIMES in Japan, or face up to a $2000.00 fine. Now I do think the fine is a bit steep, but I see no problem with carrying my ID around with me. Could I be racially profiled, well being a white-guy yeah, that would probably be the first hint to the cops that I am not from Japan. I do not think this law is set up to be racist though, it is to protect Japan from the ill effects of having illegals running around. I do not see how this is really that different than the law in Arizona. Yes, a certain group of people tend to be the ones that are going to be affected by this law, but I do not see any other way to deal with this. How would one suppose Japan deal with this, without "racial profiling"? There is nothing wrong with demanding that non-citizens carry around a form of ID on them.