Argumentative Essay: The Arizona Immigration Law

Back in 2007 there were several concerns over immigration as a whole and exploding proportions of illegal immigrants crossing the border in the Arizona area. Arizona attempted to resolve the influx of people across the border by imposing heavy fines on employers hiring illegal immigrants. At that time in Arizona there was a democratic governor Janet Napolitano that continually vetoed the Arizona’s legislature attempt to reduce illegal immigration. In 2009 the state replaced the Democratic governor with a Republican governor Jan Brewer who was supportive of reforms for immigration in Arizona. In 2010 the immigration problem was so sever that Arizona passed legislation allowing the state to enforce federal law for identification of legal immigration into the United States. This sparked a nation wide discussion on illegal immigration and immigration reform.

This law was sending a very strong message to all of the illegal aliens living in Arizona. The SB-1070 was written deliberately with aggressive measures intended to promote to the estimated 460,000 illegal aliens to go home (About, 2011). The issue with some parts of the bill was that it was racially profiling, and it promoted discrimination against mainly immigrants. The federal judge also stopped the section of the law that made it a crime for any for any foreign resident living in the state of Arizona to carry immigration paperwork at all times. In addition, the judge also stopped the part where it would make it a crime for any illegal or foreign resident living in the state of Arizona to solicit, perform, or apply for work. This gave illegal aliens living in state of Arizona a big relief to know that those main parts of the bill were stopped, giving them the advantage to continue to move forward with their lives instead of worrying about getting deported.

Currently, one of most debated policy issues in America is immigration. Starting with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the American government created several immigration laws that sought to put an end to illegal immigration by mandating workplace regulations, employer sanctions, internal enforcement mechanisms, and border security (Nowrasteh 2). According to immigration policy analyst Alexander Nowrasteh at the Center of Global Liberty and Prosperity of the Cato Institute, by the 1990s, legal immigration was essentially impossible to the United States unless the immigrant was highly skilled, had a close American citizen or legal permanent resident relative or friend who could sponsor him or her, or was a refugee. The Arizona immigration laws should be repealed due to damage done to the state’s economy, the benefits of immigrants to the American economic structure, and the societal harm imposed upon citizens.

The state of Arizona has issued a new state law which enables police officers to act as immigration officers. With this underestimated powers given to the police, it will cause a lot of problems, and sensitivities to all the legal and illegal immigrants (Cnn.com). Undocumented students residing Arizona will be in a constant fear of being deported since any minor issue such as calling the police for help in any case given can put their lives in the danger of deportation. It’s only a matter of time if the government doesn’t stop this act, Arizona will impose unfair laws for education toward undocumented students. This will only cause chaos, and taking away the validity of the American Dream.

Mark Twain stated: “It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either”. Perhaps this is what happened when the new law of Arizona was created. What does law means? Law is a set of rules established by a governing authority to institute and maintain orderly coexistence (Merriam Webster’s). A new law named SB 1070 has been written with hostile points that threats human rights. Thousands of illegal immigrants were force to return back to their countries. I admit that illegal immigration is a Federal Government crime, but SB 1070 is a discriminatory law against Hispanics. I believe Arizona’s Law SB 1070 should be forbidden because it only

Broad powers are being given to police officers and law enforcement bodies to detain and question people about their immigrant status - and it is obvious the effects of this will be greater numbers of detainings of brown-skinned Latinx people. Further, SB4 runs the risk of propagating the fear that Latinx immigrants that come to Texas come by crossing the border - and come with illegal or violent intentions - when in fact most undocumented immigrants in the United States are here because of overstayed Visas. Likewise, the bill comes at a time when the number of undocumented immigrants is actually declining.

I believe this requirement will result in unnecessary levels of racial profiling of people who appear to look foreign. This new duty of police officers leaves them in an unfair position where they are now at fault if they do not inforce this new law which truly is racist by nature, especially with so many local counties previously being sanctuary areas enforced by the local authorities. I struggle to see the purpose in attacking and tearing apart immigrant families who work hard and do not pose a threat to our society. For individuals who choose to come to this state and break the law, I do not believe they deserve the level of sanctuary which hard-working immigrants should all have access to. I believe along with most that our focus should not be to attack and terrorize immigrants in our country. Instead of attempting to seek all undocumented immigrants out and punish or deport them, our focus should be to help them through their expensive and extensive citizenship process. This issue forces individuals to consider past the ideological level once they meet someone who

It is clear that illegal immigration has gotten out of control and constringent measures need to be taken to protect the United States borders. The local Government of Arizona recently decided to take control of the situation, by passing the “Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” {House Bill 2162}. This bill gives law enforcement officers and agencies the authority, to lawfully stop, detain and arrest anyone who appears to look like an illegal alien. The bill out-right condones racial profiling and it violates civil rights, as well!

- Utah states law is similar to Arizona state laws for immigration. However they have imposed certain limits which advocates and prevent abuse and discrimination, according to the court’s decision. For example officers cannot hold a person than normal just to wait for federal officials to come and verify the immigration status. So if someone is stopped for a speeding ticket or something that wouldn’t require any booking, he or she could not be detained exclusively on the basis of doubts about immigration status. They have also blocked warrant less arrests based merely on the immigration status and that made it a state crime to harbor a person who is in the country illegally. Utah State provides driver’s license regardless to their immigration status but like other states like Arizona, Alabama, and Indiana which do not provide any kind of driving license to undocumented

There are 11.1 million illegal immigrants from Mexico reside in the United States, according to the 2013 ACS. And those 11.1 million people don't pay taxes forcing the legal american citizens to pay more on your monthly tax bill. The Arizona state law eliminates this problem in the united states either forcing the illegal immigrant to be legal or be deported to their former country. The Arizona state law doesn't allow illegal immigrants to get jobs forcing most illegal immigrants to vandalize or burglarize homes. However most illegal immigrants can get legal documents but don't however because of bad reputations for crimes and what not. The Arizona law

As Franklin D. Roosevelt said “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”As much as people try twisting the president 's words, president Roosevelt meant that this country was founded by immigrants, and therefore we should be accepting. 11.5 million can stand for many things but, in this case according to Pew Research Centers 11.5 million is the number of illegal immigrants that live in the United States as of 2013.One thing that everyone know’s is that Arizona is the number 1 state in the United States that has the most immigration problems. Arizona 's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, Lets Police ask the immigration status of anyone arrested or detained if they suspect that the person is not in the U.S. legally. with this new SB 1070 law it makes it so it is a crime to be caught without papers in the state of Arizona. The state of Arizona should abolish the SB1070 law.

The SB 1070 was effective in reducing the presence of undocumented aliens from 30 to 70 percent in the state of Arizona. Immigrants were leaving the state of Arizona due to the fear of deportation, lack of support from social services, and restriction in working due to the sanctions for hiring illegal aliens.

The summer of 2010 was proven to be an especially historic one for immigration policy in the United States. In late spring 2010, Arizona passed Senate Bill 10701 —an extraordinary law that reflects and has provoked intense reactions by political leaders, commentators, and the public. The bill raises critical issues of race, security, sovereignty, civil rights, state power, and foreign relations. Such issues encompass larger debates about modern immigration law and policy, and are worthy of sustained public commentary and scholarly discourse. The impact of S.B. 1070 on the criminal justice system of Arizona—the duties and powers of Arizona law enforcement and prosecutorial authorities, and the relationship of the state legislation to federal

However, I did found some parts of the given information of SB1070 that fell flat in my opinion which it is the reason why the law was criticized for its components. For example, one of the common criticism of SB1070 is that could damage state economics. In the first year after SB1070 was passed, Arizona saw an estimated one hundred and forty-one million dollars in losses from conference cancellations includes three thousand jobs lost due to SB1070.

This is a “controversial immigration bill authorizing police officers to stop suspected illegal immigrants and demand proof of citizenship” (The Huffington Post). This is giving the police too much authority and can lead to many other problems such as discrimination against Hispanics.