Did Arizona declare war on Mexico?

With all the drama going on there about enforcing immigration laws v. claims about racial profiling, my head is spinning. Did Arizona declare war on Mexico?

Immigration to the United States, as always, is a tricky issue.

Supporters of the law recently passed in Arizona claim it's time that something be done to stem the tide of illegal immigration. On the other side, vociferous opponents charge it as tantamount to racial profiling on part of a white-majority state.

Both are probably right.

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice claims it'll file a lawsuit challenging what is perceived as an encroachment on federal power.

It's disappointing to see how much money, energy and time is being poured into a pointless law. The law won't really stem the tide of undocumented, who brave the desert, coyote smugglers and all kinds of other hazards to illegally enter our country. Even supporters of the law can see how it's really just a measure reacting to a reality rather than one that prevents the act of illegally crossing into the United States.

We can't ignore illegal immigration. To just open the floodgates, would, in effect, demonstrate our utter inability to police our borders which is a fundamental tenet to national security.

Rather, we should spend our resources on examining and addressing why illegal immigration from Latin America happens. It's a simple line that goes back to the 1992 Presidential campaign.

Then, as now, I submit that it's the economy.

They come here for jobs. Nativists claim illegals steal jobs and add to the crime rate. That's partially true. Crime's certainly an issue. As far as jobs go, it's more like a lot of Americans won't do jobs for the pay given to the undocumented. So if we are to categorize the act of competitive wages as the act of stealing jobs, so be it. Seems pretty "free market" to me, which is a major tenet of the conservative set in America.

If there are better jobs to be had down South, it's probably reasonable to say that it wouldn't be worth the arduous and risky journey to "el Norte," which is what faces most illegals crossing into the United States.

Maybe it would be more helpful to finish up that Drug War that's tearing apart Sinaloa, and start get to the process of bringing about jobs down there. It's probably easier than "declaring war" on Mexico. Already the legal challenges are piling up.

I welcome rational and civil discussion. Sensationalist polemics from Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck followers will be deleted. Those guys are intellectual jokes, anyways.