IMMIGRATION CRISIS! The public isn't buying it.

"A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken last weekend found that 78% of respondents feel people now in the country illegally should be given a chance at citizenship.

Meanwhile we have these crazy people who are suing police departments because they want to force law enforcement to report certain people to federal officials if they are suspicious about their immigration status. Police contend (with a lot of pressure from community groups) that by focusing on immigration status they create mistrust among immigrants and people might be less willing to report crimes, such as say spousal abuse, hate crimes, etc. The crazy people are really just xenophobic bigots and nutty nationalists. No seriously, these people are nuts. The attorney bringing this case in San Jose has two plaintiffs, one is Carol Joya who, according to this website testified before the House Immigration Subcommittee in June 1999 about how her son (the website notes her son is "a black kid") was attacked in high school by a gang of immigrants and was forced to go into hiding outside of the area for several months (somehow this is relevant to immigration policy; if it is true at all; if it is she likely has an axe to grind). His other client is Roberta Allen pictured here ...