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While I have no argument with getting rid of illegals, you do realize that in your scenario, the police would be breaking the law by singling out the Mexicans, right? Helping their community means nothing if they break the law to do it. BTW, Mexicans do the jobs that most americans won't even touch.

Yes, I realize they can't legally profile when trying to rid their communities of illegals. Officers are sort of in a tough spot. They can only check the legality of individuals if they are breaking the law in some way. So, as long as illegals are good boys and girls, they can continue to go about their business of being an illegal alien. In other words, they can break one law as long as they don't break another. Makes it almost impossible to to nail hundreds of thousands of illegals, all of which are breaking the law. What law am I allowed to break as long as I don't break another? If I'm a police officer and I want to crack down on illegal aliens in my county, the first thing I do is gather evidence. I would be pretty stupid to stake out citizens I know are legal. Wouldn't it make sense to gather evidence from the Mexican citizens? But I can't, because their Mexican, right? "Illegal" Mexicans do the jobs you say we won't do. Does that make them legal?