As a result,

of reading 'Crossers', and just returning from a visit with friends in Arizona, I have a definite opinion on the new AZ immigration law that was passed by the state, but is being called 'racist', by many. Of course it's racist. It's gotta be. There's one particular race that's 'recolonizing' the Southwest. The book is historical fiction (with a LOT of facts), of a 20 mile section of the US/Mexican border, and the ranchers who have worked and fought for generations to claim, build and defend their land, on both sides of the border. After 4 generations, the Erskines, who are trying to raise cattle, are in a war with immigrants, 'coyotes', drug runners and crooked Federales and politicians who have a vested interest in keeping the traffic moving. Interesting, but violent reading. Life is cheap on the border. Also, spoke extensively with friends north of Phoenix who have defiite opinions on the subject, and, I gotta say, I'm ditching the liberal view and saying, 'Hey, you gotta protect your border'! Tough subject, cuz if I were a Mexican I would probably already have crossed, and would keep trying if I got caught. They consider the Southwest theirs and are intent on reclaiming it. One way or another. We gotta make a stand, just not sure how.