Go to Work, Go to Jail

truthout.org — Imagine a country where some have more rights than others, can hold almost any job they desire, and live in neighborhoods away from those of darker skin and lesser means. The latter cannot hold any job they desire because of the law, and the nature of their education and social status. Everyone must have identification that also signifies their social status, even though that status is primarily determined by the color of one's skin. Anyone without such identification (especially non-whites) is arrested. If they or their relatives can not produce identification, once released they are doomed to living in the shadows, always wondering if they will be turned in by their employer or enemies.

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