[goldfinch]

"One of our clients is an Italian woman who is here legally, who is a permanent resident, and actually lost [misplaced] her green card. And now she worries that she can't enroll her children in school." Perales says other groups, including Puerto Ricans, are being harmed by the new law: "Native-born Puerto Ricans, who are legal citizens, don't have immigration documents. But because they are Spanish speaking and are obviously Latinos, they can be asked to prove their citizenship or their right to be in this country. And this is just one example of one of the kinds of people who are already suffering damage."

The Italian needs to find her green card or get a replacement. The Native-born Puerto Ricans should have (or be able to get) copies of their birth certificates. As long as everyone who rents an apartment or is hired for a job has to show proof of citizenship, it sounds fair to me.

[Polybius]

As long as everyone who rents an apartment or is hired for a job has to show proof of citizenship, it sounds fair to me.

That's the solution.

Just because you are white, blond and blue eyed does not mean you can't be a Canadian living in the U.S. illegally. Once you treat everybody the same (just as they do at the airport), the discrimination excuses will have no basis.