I'm not trying to explain the constitutionality of the driver's licenses etc. That's your gripe; not mine.
TSA screens for terrorists. In our recent history the majority of terrorists have been of Arab ethnicity. Does that make all Arabs terrorists? No. Should we screen only Arabs? No. Whether we like it or not, occasionally someone who does not fit the current terrorist profile is in fact a terrorist. Anyone remember Timothy McVeigh? Yes, it seems ludicrous to screen 3 year olds and 75 year old grandmas, but in Vietnam these types of people were sometimes used as guerrilla fighters simply because our soldiers would be less likely to suspect them. TSA can't simply say we're going to screen only Arabs, because there is a chance, however slim, that someone who doesn't "look" like a terrorist may in fact be one.
Now as to how this relates to the immigration law in AZ, TSA treats every traveler to the same screening procedure. The AZ law does not do this. It pinpoints only those who appear to be Hispanic. (And I take issue with your point that this is a racist term when in fact it is a proper description of ethnicity, just like Caucasian and African American.) This is discrimination. That is my gripe.
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TSA screens for terrorists. In our recent history the majority of terrorists have been of Arab ethnicity. Does that make all Arabs terrorists? No. Should we screen only Arabs? No. Whether we like it or not, occasionally someone who does not fit the current terrorist profile is in fact a terrorist. Anyone remember Timothy McVeigh? Yes, it seems ludicrous to screen 3 year olds and 75 year old grandmas, but in Vietnam these types of people were sometimes used as guerrilla fighters simply because our soldiers would be less likely to suspect them. TSA can't simply say we're going to screen only Arabs, because there is a chance, however slim, that someone who doesn't "look" like a terrorist may in fact be one.
Now as to how this relates to the immigration law in AZ, TSA treats every traveler to the same screening procedure. The AZ law does not do this. It pinpoints only those who appear to be Hispanic. (And I take issue with your point that this is a racist term when in fact it is a proper description of ethnicity, just like Caucasian and African American.) This is discrimination. That is my gripe.