Your home page shows an East Coast upbringing. I was raised in Arizona in the 50's - 70's.
The local police routinely checked for citizenship back then. In fact, it was quite common to see a TPD patrol car and a green Border Patrol van together: the cops simply called the BP when they suspected someone of being in the country illegally. The guy usually never even visited the city jail: went straight back to the border, where he was processed out.
The cars usually ended up on the hook, down to the impound lot.
All that has happened here is a return to the norm that existed after about 1915 and the Mexican civil war. The Border Patrol was created so that the Army and the local police did not have to carry the burden of turning away simple border jumpers. That didn't mean they could no longer legally do that, as La Raza has asserted for the last 30 years; simply meant there was a dedicated federal agency that was primary in the task.
Life in Arizona will become a lot better because of this. When was the last time you heard of some American guy blowing away a rancher in Sonora? Or invading a home and holding the owner hostage at knifepoint...as happened to my father in Tucson?
All of these things were perpetrated against Americans because enforcement had been willfully squelched by those acting in the interests of the Mexican nation. The Americans in Arizona have now struck back by asserting their right to their nationality and their safety.
No American should be afraid or worried. Quite the opposite.
You are fromn California. In your state, illegals are allowed to attend public school. They are allowed treatment at any hospital. The damage is already done. What we don’t need, under this administration, are these types of discretionary powers afforded to any authorities. This power WILL be abused. Enforce the laws that already exist.
The cars usually ended up on the hook, down to the impound lot.
I have seen this in action myself.
Back in the early 80’s, a number of Polish workers were employed at my company. One day, Federal Agents showed up and escorted an individual from the plant. Apparently, he had over stayed his visa. He was taken from the factory, driven to Boston’s Logan Airport and put on a plane back to Poland. He was NOT allowed to return to his apartment to collect his belongings. He was NOT allowed to contact relevant individuals as to his situation - car, plane, gone. As simple as that.
This is the LAW. We need to return to those days.
BUT, NOT apply the law because someone LOOKS like an ILLEGAL...