In general, I think there is no law or regulation that, given time, some government bureaucrat of law enforcement officer won’t find a way to use against the public in a way that differs from the original stated purpose of the law.

That seems like a good reason for the public to be very wary of consenting to any legislation that gives the government more powers. I don’t suggest opposing everything – only that we look with great skepticism at lawmakers’ motives and be equally skeptical about possible uses of the law besides the expressed intent.

Yeah, I know. “Dream on, Fembup.”

Actually, it wasn’t just anti-immigration sentiments. From what I’ve read, his screed, like the shooter from New Zealand, was a bastard mix of anti-immigration, environmentalism and anti-capitalism. And with the El Paso shooter, much of the anti-immigration sentiment seems to have been driven by the idea that immigrants from south of the US southern border are some sort of environmental threat.