ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW: THE STRICTEST THERE IS

Immigration law is the practice of law governing the entry, admission, and status of people wishing to transit through, reside in, or become citizens of the United States. There are varying degrees of immigration law as it is a vast, complicated field that covers both intending and non-intending immigrants and their ability to work in the United States. It is primarily federal, administrative law, rather than state law, because it governs the permeability of U.S. borders, not merely its states.

Arizona is the state most popularly known for enacting the most stringent laws on immigration, known as the SB 1070. In fact, it is noted to have signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration which aims to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants. The move has spawned immediate protests as well as diverse reactions from the media and the government.

President Obama has in fact, strongly criticized it, saying that the Arizona law threatened "to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe." It has garnered so much criticism that it has been put on hold by a federal district judge who stopped key parts of the state law from taking effect.

All these efforts exerted by Arizona is meant to make Arizona immigration law more plausible than other states but it hasn't stopped the public from seeing Arizona's take on the immigration law as controversial.

As an example of what the implementation of SB 1070 would have been like is as follows: police officers within the state of Arizona have a right to perform a stop seach, a detention or ever arrest individuals suspected to be illegal aliens. SB 1070 would have made it a state crime for an immigrant to fail to show documents proving he is in the U.S. legally. The law also gives citizens the power to sue police departments if the local cops do not or will not enforce the tougher law.

It now appears that the federal law governing immigration is much more lenient that Arizona's laws. While an individual in most states would be able to immigrate within the country with legal documents requested 30 days before, in Arizona, they have to carry said documents with them all the time otherwise, they will be suspected to be illegal aliens.

While Arizona's intention was to improve the state's legal immigration system, to ensure that immigration didn't become too big a problem, financial or otherwise, the implementation of such strict rules have caused a slight shift in racial profiling, creating more problems for Hispanics and not basically solving any immigration problems. Racial profiling is seen as a direct opposition of America's standards of fairness as stated by President Obama so most Americans feel that implementing such strict laws severely puts limits on who can or cannot reside within the state of Arizona.

Local residents of Arizona have expressed different views and opinions on the matter but it is clear that most of them support the reform and are comfortable with the rules. However, not all are happy with the new rules so much that it has sparked a divisive battle over the immigration reform nationally.

However, as the new rules have been temporarily put on hold, it is still believed that Arizona will continue to enforce stringent state immigration rules believing that such rules will make their state a safer and better place to live in. The ultimate goal of keeping its residents happy will make probably turn the votes in Arizona's favor and will ensure that the stringent measures they have implemented stays in place.

 


 

 

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