Immigration Pros And Cons
American society has been facing a lot of issues regarding immigration recently. Particularly, Latino Americans have continuously got quite the attention in America, especially in Arizona. In regards to Arizona's 2010 immigration bill, it seems to be very controversial. Huerta (2011), author of "Arizona's Immigration Law Is Racist," has an opposing view in comparison to Maiman (2011), who wrote the article titled ”Arizona's Immigration Law Is Not Racist."
Arizona's bill, according to Huerta (2011), contains racial profiling. In short, this bill can allow police to suspect someone as being undocumented, which has typically applied to Latino Americans (2011). On the other hand, Maiman believes this bill does not contain racism because it concerns
illegal immigrants from any country; and perhaps Mexico bordering Arizona is the reason many Mexican immigrants come to America. Maiman argues that "[I]t is an immigration bill, not a brown people bill or a Mexican bill" (Maiman, 2011).
Huerta, on the other hand, uses a different approach in arguing that the bill is in fact racist. He uses historical facts to make his argument. Huerta's disapproving opinion on Jan Brewer, who signed the bill, is very clear. Huerta states that "Brewer assured the public that racial profiling would not be tolerated. However, what does she—a white, privileged politician—know about racial profiling?" (Huerta, 2011). Huerta, being a Latino American reinforces his strong feelings for immigration issues, while Maiman refuses to believe the bill is far from racist.
Although, both articles have opposing viewpoints, Maiman may have a stronger argument, despite the fact that I do not agree with him. Both articles represented strong opinions concerning what is racism. Moreover, I happen to believe Arizona’s immigration bill is racist, especially towards Latino Americans. Police can suspect immigrants based on their ethnicity; It seems very racist to me.
Arizona's bill, according to Huerta (2011), contains racial profiling. In short, this bill can allow police to suspect someone as being undocumented, which has typically applied to Latino Americans (2011). On the other hand, Maiman believes this bill does not contain racism because it concerns
illegal immigrants from any country; and perhaps Mexico bordering Arizona is the reason many Mexican immigrants come to America. Maiman argues that "[I]t is an immigration bill, not a brown people bill or a Mexican bill" (Maiman, 2011).
Huerta, on the other hand, uses a different approach in arguing that the bill is in fact racist. He uses historical facts to make his argument. Huerta's disapproving opinion on Jan Brewer, who signed the bill, is very clear. Huerta states that "Brewer assured the public that racial profiling would not be tolerated. However, what does she—a white, privileged politician—know about racial profiling?" (Huerta, 2011). Huerta, being a Latino American reinforces his strong feelings for immigration issues, while Maiman refuses to believe the bill is far from racist.
Although, both articles have opposing viewpoints, Maiman may have a stronger argument, despite the fact that I do not agree with him. Both articles represented strong opinions concerning what is racism. Moreover, I happen to believe Arizona’s immigration bill is racist, especially towards Latino Americans. Police can suspect immigrants based on their ethnicity; It seems very racist to me.