This allegory (the story Jesus told of the Good Samaritan) was told to illustrate that compassion should be for all people, and is one of the most famous parables today. When someone is said to be a “Good Samaritan” they are described as a generous person who is ready to provide aid to people in distress without hesitation.
I attended a screening of the documentary Dying to Get In (a film by Brett Tolley) on August 29, 2007. It was an intimate perspective of the people that cross the border everyday and what they go through. In 2005 the number of deaths in the Arizona desert reached a record high, the Mexican/US border in San Diego built a wall separating the two borders, trade policies have forced people off of their own land, the list goes on, but how far is too far?
Legally, law enforcement officers have a right to interfere on immigration matters. This new policy says that when someone has been arrested for a serious, indictable crime, police are not just entitled but obligated to ask the suspect about their citizenship, nationality and immigration status. The questions will be put during the booking process to all those arrested. And if the officer doesn't like what he hears? Well they must immediately notify Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If an officer determines that the person they have arrested is an illegal alien, he or she can initiate eventual deportation, regardless of the outcome of the criminal accusation. Previously there had been no statewide policy on the matter.
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