[NishiHime]

I'm an attorney & human rights activist & I participated this Saturday in the Anti-Arizona and Pro-Immigration rallies here in NYC at both Foley Square & Union Square.

Arizona's law does nothing but encourage discrimination, racism & racial profiling - the bottom line is its overly broad & unconstitutional.

There's nothing wrong with controlling our borders and ensuring documented aliens enter - but we are a country founded on immigration - the Statute of Liberty beckons those who have been persecuted, hungry, weak & suffering. Our citizens have forgotten what it is like to suffer & need/seek the refuge of a safe country. Our fellow American citizens in rural & border parts of Arizona are jealous of their own rights and "haves" and do not wish to share or help those who they deem less-worthy.

There will come a time when these same people will suffer & seek help from other nations.

The human condition is universal. This isn't just about racism or racial profiling, but about selfishly seeking to keep what's ours, ours, & away from the "others."

- Nishi