" Papers equals Nazi. Your papers please. It equals Nazi."
I have a feeling of the deja vu here. I remember in the war in England, sitting enthralled at those old black and white movies. The "Gestapo man" or German officer would approach the (every one knew was a resistance hero) and ask "You haff your papers? " One sat and agonized, the tension was incredible, yet it was only a film. The left knows every angle.
It so happens that when the war scare of invasion hit, good citizens changed. There was paranoia in the land. Churchill was informed of the number of now "enemy" aliens in the land. He is reputed to have growled "Bag the lot". I have a book titled "Collar the lot" (Peter and Leni Gillman) printed 1980.
The terrible thing that was done, was to intern German Jews resident in England. Others also went with them. Many had fled the Nazi regime. What I am trying to say was that often a British policeman would tap on the door of some poor person and ask "I have reason to believe that you are a German citizen. Pack your suitcase with toothbrush and towels and a change of clothing. You will put on a train and then be informed of where you are going. "
One should not judge another generation and another time. To try to compare the good folks in Arizona with Nazis simply should not fly. Anyway..... Please show your papers amigo!
Shouldn't that be:
por favor demuéstreme sus papeles, amigo?
Or more likely:
por favor demuéstreme sus documentos, amigo