Arizona SB 1070

     Illegal immigrants have been an on going problem in the United States. With more and more coming in every year there is no room for them. Now don't get me wrong I have nothing wrong with immigration if you do it the right way. My mom's side of the family emigrated from Argentina in the 1960's. However I am against illegal immigration whether it helps this country out or doesn't help. The Arizona SB 1070 which stands for Arizona Senate Bill 1070 was put into effect on July 29, 2010. As much as I dislike illegal immigration this bill might have took it too far.
     The Arizona SB 1070 makes it a state crime for aliens to be in Arizona without required documents. Some Aliens do have papers in the United States because it is a federal law for certain illegal's to register with the U.S. government. So why are so many people against this law? Critics say that it promotes racial profiling which has been a big issue in America over the years, including American citizens. The law prohibits racial profiling though. Arizona Cardinal, Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles said “the authorities’ ability to demand documents was like “Nazism.” (Archibold, 1) I think it is ridiculous to compare this law to Nazism. Especially when these people have no proof that they live here.
     The law can affect us in a lot of ways though. After it was passed "The move unleashed immediate protests and reignited the divisive battle over immigration reform nationally". (Archibold, 1) I agree with this. A lot of human beings can lose family members over this bill. As much as Americans hate to admit it, without illegal immigrants a lot of services and companies we take for granted couldn't run. For example in 2006 there was "A day without Immigrants" in America. Thousands of businesses, schools and restaurants closed down because there weren't enough workers to keep them open.
     Carlos Moreno is a 17 year old boy who was born in America. He said "I was born here,” but I’m doing it for my parents and for my family, and for all the Latinos, because I know what the struggle is". (Bogado, 1) Even if Moreno's family doesn't live in Arizona were affecting him by taking away his people. They're one big family. Even President Obama was against this law. "Mr. Obama’s criticism of the law — presidents very rarely weigh in on state legislation". (Archibold, 1) Obama's job is to worry about the country as a whole but this could turn into a nation wide problem.
     I don't want to compare this law to segregation, but how is it fair that one state has a certain law on immigration and others don't. California, New Mexico, and Texas have just enough illegals as Arizona does and they want to find a solution also. They know that this time though, the solution has gone too far. It doesn't look like the bill is going to be overturned anyways. "Those challenging the law say the Arizona measure violate the 1986 federal Immigration Reform and Control Act, whereby federal regulations supersede any “state or local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions (other than through licensing and similar laws).”(Jones, 1) If this isn't enough to overturn the law then I don't know what is.

     Works Cited

Jones, Ashby. "High Court Appears Poised to Uphold Arizona Immigration Law - Law Blog - WSJ." WSJ Blogs - WSJ. 8 Dec. 2010. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/12/08/high-court-appears-poised-to-uphold-arizona-immigration-law/.

Archibold, Randal C. "Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration." NY Times. 23 Apr. 2010. Web. 6 Jan. 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html.

Bogado, Aura. "Cali. Students Defy Lockdown, Walk Out for Immigrant Rights*." The NewStandard. 30 Mar. 2006. Web. 06 Jan. 2011. http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/3012.