One more comment: Every citizen of the United States has to show their Drivers Licence or some other picture ID every time they are stopped by the police, enter a Federal or State office building, buy an airline ticket etc. ONLY illegal immigrants DON'T have to show their ID according to many state and local laws. Isn't this reverse profiling/discrimination? Police officers don't object to their needing to see our ID because it would "distract them from targeting harmful criminals and diminish trust between police officers and" CITIZENS!

Where in the CONSTITUTION does it state that only the Federal Government can regulate immigration? You made a statement about a Federal Judge declaring that. Unless he/she got her information from the CONSTITUTION, it doesn't "count" in the long run. Probably every law on the books can be misused by some law enforcement officer/s. That, in itself, does not make the law a bad one.

Sandra, I absolutely do NOT agree with deporting all illegals and even said in one of my previous posts that I support amnesty in certain circumstances (such as the example you mentioned). I do agree that there is a serious lack of balance when it comes to this issue, with one side wanting to grant blanket amnesty and the other side wanting to deport all illegals. Neither approach is biblical, just, practical, or safe. My comment about nations having the right to establish immigration laws was not necessarily addressed to you personally but to those who would site the Exodus passage as justification for doing away with immigration laws altogether - I should have made that clear. And, you may be right about the Arizona law being unconstitutional in terms of immigration being a federal, not a state, issue. I will have to think about that! But I do hope that the law will motivate the feds to take responsibility for securing our borders.

Julie Anne, I certainly agree with you. In fact, I thought about that fact when I wrote, "We are all products of illegal immigration to some degree ..." I completely neglected to include "Except African Americans" as a part of my statement. My mistake. Also, no where did I state that I disagree with having immigration laws. In fact, I am all for that - That's part of the immigration reform that this country desparately needs. However, I do believe it is extremely impractical to think that you can just deport ALL illegals. We need to reason through our arguments and think about both sides of an issue. There are many cases that warrant a pathway to citizenship that is both legal and sensitive especially to the children of illegal parents. Anyways, immigration is a federal issue (as it relates to foreign policy), so this law that Arizona has created is unconstitutional. But, hopefully this opens the Feds eyes to start working on reform.

Sandra U wrote, "We are all products of illegal immigration to some degree - we invaded the turf of the Indians who lived here." I beg to differ, Sarah. African Americans who were forcibly taken here as slaves certainly were not invading the turf of Native Americans. There are many legal immigrants who came here long after Native Americans were forced off their lands, including my father who came here from Germany in the 1940s and was willing to go through the process of legal immigration. I agree that what was done to Native Americans was a grave injustice, but it does not justify the failure to protect our fellow citizens who are being terrorized and killed by illegal aliens. Finally, nowhere does the Bible (including Exodus 23:9) prohibit nations from establishing and enforcing immigration laws. If Christians want to advocate for illegal aliens, they may do so through legal channels, such as appealing to lawmakers to change the current laws if these are preceived as unjust.