Imagine getting pulled over for a speeding ticket and asked to show your papers stating that you were a legal citizen. Does this action seem intrusive or discriminating? That is what some people believe according to Feds to Sue Over Ariz. Immigration Law in TIME. The new law in Arizona has created quite the uproar. The outcome of keeping the law or dismissing it is completely up in the air. Summarizing the information from TIME, I am going to briefly review both sides of the argument. If time permits it, I highly recommend you reading the full article because it gives wonderful background information and details to both sides of the issue at hand.
Jen Brewer, the governor of Arizona, enacted the immigration law to enforce clearing out illegal immigrants from Arizona, as it is one of the main locations in the United States for illegal immigrants to reside. With the illegal immigrants residing in Arizona, they bring large problems to the community such as violent kidnappings and major drug trafficking. These problems are problems that can’t go untouched, yet they are hard to fix unless the root of the problem is dismissed. This was Arizona’s reasoning for having police officers ask to see people’s papers stating that they are citizens or have a work visa. This interaction with the police officer is only supposed to occur if there is probable cause, but the people contesting this law believe it will cause discrimination towards Hispanics anyways.
In opposition, Obama believes that the law is wrong even though there is already a federal law stating that it is illegal for immigrants to reside in the US. The reasoning for his opinion on the dislike for the law is that if one state enforced an immigrant law, then other states would soon follow. That chain of events could cause an unbalanced reaction towards immigrants in different locations in the United States which could cause major discrimination. The only issue with both arguments is that they both have hypothetical affects and no one really knows what will come from this law being enacted. So with that said, we have a collision of federal government versus state government… which side do you support?
Jen Brewer, the governor of Arizona, enacted the immigration law to enforce clearing out illegal immigrants from Arizona, as it is one of the main locations in the United States for illegal immigrants to reside. With the illegal immigrants residing in Arizona, they bring large problems to the community such as violent kidnappings and major drug trafficking. These problems are problems that can’t go untouched, yet they are hard to fix unless the root of the problem is dismissed. This was Arizona’s reasoning for having police officers ask to see people’s papers stating that they are citizens or have a work visa. This interaction with the police officer is only supposed to occur if there is probable cause, but the people contesting this law believe it will cause discrimination towards Hispanics anyways.
In opposition, Obama believes that the law is wrong even though there is already a federal law stating that it is illegal for immigrants to reside in the US. The reasoning for his opinion on the dislike for the law is that if one state enforced an immigrant law, then other states would soon follow. That chain of events could cause an unbalanced reaction towards immigrants in different locations in the United States which could cause major discrimination. The only issue with both arguments is that they both have hypothetical affects and no one really knows what will come from this law being enacted. So with that said, we have a collision of federal government versus state government… which side do you support?
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