Racial tensions have been a part of America since the Civil War. Today we face a different problem when it comes to race, called racial profiling. Over the years, relations between the police and the community of color have devolved into a phenomenon of racial profiling. American society today tends to be riddled with racial profiling and stereotyping. These problems can have serious consequences on our society. Racial profiling or stereotyping could diminish the way a certain race is perceived. Racial discrimination can result from racial profiling and stereotyping present in our current culture. Today, racial discrimination is used against citizens suspected of being criminals. This is called racial profiling. Although some argue that racial profiling is a necessary tool for law enforcement to protect our safety, it disadvantages some people while it privileges others. Overall, racial profiling is bad for the economy, it is unconstitutional, and it sets boundaries between different races. Poor economic outcomes can occur when racial profiling is accepted and encouraged to be used. Matthew Rothschild declares: “It is better to take non-violent action and defend our cause through boycott” (3). Rothschild is referring to Arizona immigration law SB 1070 which gives local law enforcement the authority to ask any suspect for proof of citizenship. This law outraged many people and the city was also offended by this new law. Rothschild also goes on to say, “San Francisco is leading the way. Mayor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order prohibiting city officials from traveling to Arizona on official business” (3). We can see that this law hurts states by losing support due to acceptance of racial profiling. Acceptance of racial profiling can cause outrage and boycott, but more importantly, it can... middle of newspaper......Kruger. New York: Parson-Longman, 2011. 490-92. Print. Kennedy, Randall. “You can't judge a crook by his color” Dialogues 7th ed. Ed. Gary Goshgarian and Kathleen Kruger. New York: Parson-Longman, 2011. 500-04. Print.Serrano, Alfonso. “Why Undocumented Workers Are Good for the Economy” TIME. CNN, June 14. 2012. Internet. November 16, 2013. Steele, Shelby. Dialogues “Hailing While Black” 4th ed. Ed. Gary Goshgarian and Kathleen Kruger. New York: Parson-Longman, 2002. 1-2. Print.Crosley, Hillary. “How Data Eliminated New York’s Stop and Frisk” The Hour (2013) 1-3. Print.Rehabilitation, Ahmed. “Why Racial Profiling Contributes to Stupid Security” Dialogues 7th ed. Ed. Gary Goshgarian and Kathleen Kruger. New York: Parson-Longman, 2011. 493-95. Print.Randall, Vernellia. “What is institutional racism?” » Die black. January 9, 2008. The web. November 16 2013.