Arizona Immigration Law

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18 December 2012 Arizona Immigration Law In the past several years immigration has become a controversial topic in America. Arizona has approved a law about immigrants not being allowed there. This law has had many arguments and lots of controversy. People everywhere have their own view and beliefs on this issue. The most talked about issue is Arizona’s immigration bill. In April 2010, Arizona passed the nation’s toughest law on illegal immigration. Senate Bill 1070 will affect Arizona economically . If Arizona wants to improve their economy, Senate Bill 1070 should be removed as soon as possible. Many come to America to try and make a better life for themselves and their family, therefore Mexicans in Arizona should not be deported back to Mexico. The Arizona immigration law was passed in 2010. Many states have adopted to this law as well. Such as: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina , and Utah. The law is affecting many families by separating parents from their children. The arizona law is the first state to criminalize immigration . The new arizona law requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if theres a reason to suspect they are in the United States illegally.

Under Arizona's new law Arizona residents and citizens and noncitizens will be harrased and discriminated against as they simply try to live their lives and take care of their families. People will be unlawfully detained and deported. Once someone is caught up in ICE's web, its nearly impossible to get out even if someone is in the country llegally. Families sometimes never find their loved ones. The people held back are often quickly forced or pressured to leave the US. Whether they are 85 or 13, they can be jailed for days, weeks,months ,sometimes years, put on a prison bus and dropped off across the border without ever seeing a lawyer or talking to their families. Immigrants are mainly drawn to the United States in search of better economic opportunity. Large numbers of immigrants are in the Arizona workforce. They create an impact on the state economy. Immigrant workers produce important goods and services. They also earn money that they spend in the state and contribute to economic growth and making jobs. The work of the immigrant workers created one point two million jobs in Arizona in 2008. The undocumented workers made five hundred eighty one thousand jobs. Just like native-born Arizona citizens, immigrants pay personal taxes, such as income tax and property tax, business taxes, among them corporate profits taxes, and sales taxes. There have been protests against the law in over 70 U.S cities on may 1, 2010. Thousands of people staged protests in state capital of Phoenix over the law around the time of its signing. A rally in Los Angeles, attended by Cardinal Mahoney, attracted between 50,000 and 60,000 people, with protesters waving Mexican flags and chanting "Sí se puede". Around 25,000 people were at a protest in Dallas, and more than 5,000 were in Chicago and Milwaukee, while rallies in other cities generally attracted around a thousand people or so. Those opposing it, mostly consisting of Latinos, marched five miles to the State Capitol in high heat, while those supporting it met in a stadium in an event arranged by elements of the Tea Party movement. In conclusion, immigration has always been an issue in America. Senate Bill 1070 has created great controversy on illegal immigration. Immigrants will have to find other alternatives to prevent being deported or arrested. The American dream for many immigrants will be almost impossible. This law is said to be unconstitutional and to be racial profiling. It takes freedom away from all people who are stopped and questioned, U.S citizen or otherwise, not to mention the unethical rational behind a race oriented prosecution.