Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

April 26, 2010

After he pulled into the weigh station on the morning of April 22, Phoenix resident Abdon (he has declined to provide his last name) was asked to present proof of legal residence. He dutifully displayed his Arizona commercial driver?s license and supplied his Social Security number, as well as several other key pieces of personal information.

Nonetheless, he was arrested, handcuffed, and taken to a federal detention facility. His wife was interrupted at work with the demand that she go home and retrieve Abdon?s birth certificate, which proved that he had been born in Fresno, California.

?It doesn't feel like it's a good way of life, to live with fear ? [and] have to carry documents around,? complained Abdon?s wife Jackie.

Unfortunately, a measure signed into law by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on April 24 could institutionalize similar harassment and detention of American citizens suspected of being illegal immigrants.

There are many ways to address the problems created by uncontrolled immigration. Creating a police state is surely the worst and least effective option.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.