Using specific evidence to support your arguments, are you for or against Arizona SB 1070? Provide a minimum of one argument for and one argument

Senate Bill 1070 (SB1070) is a law which was introduced in Arizona early this year and has now been signed by Governor Jan Brewer in the month of April to take effect on July 29 2010. This law has been very controversial all throughout the nation. Hundreds of protests have occurred because of this. “Mejia, who helped organize a protest in front of the state capitol Friday, is one of many student activists in Arizona organizing against SB 1070”(Grinberg 2010). Like Mejia I am against SB1070. Besides the issue of racial profiling which I am very concerned about, think about the amount of money that would be needed to train all these Arizona police officers too be taught how to make good choices on “reasonable suspicion” of someone being illegal is a huge problem. “The Republican governor…issued an executive order that requires additional training for local officers on how to implement the law without engaging in racial profiling or discrimination(CNN wire staff 2010). This extra training will be very costly, imagine how many hundreds of police officers are working in the state of Arizona. Is the state able to afford these costs? “’This training will include what does and does not constitute reasonable suspicion that a person is not legally present in the United States,’ Brewer said after signing the bill” (CNN wire staff 2010). According to this bill’ police officers can use “in tandems, vehicles that are overcrowded, dressed a certain way, and difficulty speaking English” (CNN video 2010) as elements of suspicion for illegal people. This to me is ridiculous, it’s a typical stereotype that Latinos or Mexicans tend to travel in overcrowded vehicles, and therefore I think this law is aimed towards the illegal immigrants from Mexico.

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Blogger Ignacio Montor said...

A reason I would give credit to SB1070 would be that it can dilute the crime rate from illegal residents and drug trafficking from the Mexican border. Yet I don’t see how this can help other states like South Carolina and Minnesota. “South Carolina and Minnesota introduced copy-cat versions of AZ's SB 1070 with 8 other states set to follow suit”(Wahab 2010). Is immigration really an issue in those states? I don’t see it, that is why I don’ agree with this bill.
-Ignacio Montor

Work Cited:
Grinberg, Emanuella. "Immigration law polarizes Arizonans." (2010). CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. 14 July 2010 .
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CNN Wire Staff, comp. "Arizona governor signs immigration bill - CNN.com." Arizona governor signs immigration bill (2010). CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. 24 Apr. 2010. 14 July 2010 .
Wahab, Nadine. "Nadine Wahab: The Battle over SB 1070." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. 8 June 2010. 14 July 2010 .

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