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Why is racial profiling racism?
Police can establish road blocks to check for drunk driving. Going up to a group of people who look Mexican to inquire about legal status (immigrant or citizen) should be no different.
In states where illegal immigration is a problem, yes. I really don't have a problem with it. My concern is when local authority pull a person over using "probable cause" as an excuse when what they're really doing is targetting a specific group of people who fit a specific racial profile. As a minority myself, that's where I have a problem. It is racial discrimination.