Show Me Your Papers - Coming to Nevada?!?!

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was in town last Friday to speak at a media roundtable organized by the Nevada News Bureau.

Mr. Arpaio has championed a tough new bill in Arizona, which will become law during the summer, that will allow the police to ask people if they are in the country legally. If that individual is here illegally then the individual will be turned over to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be deported back to their home country.

This bill is controversial because a lot of people think it will lead to widespread racial profiling of Hispanic Americans. Others think that this bill is exactly what is needed to stem the tide of illegal aliens pouring over our borders, which in turn will reduce the strain on Social Services and produce jobs for people out of work.

The bill has been written so that a person can only be asked if they are here legally if the police catch or question the person in relation to criminal activity. If you would like to read the bill in full you can do so here.

I would like to know what you all think of the bill. Is there a chance it will come to the great state of Nevada? How will that affect The Strip? Please keep your comments clean regardless of whether you agree or disagree with this bill.