In the Constitution Correctness blog the article “Props to Arizona,” written by classmate Brooke Christensen, states in her article that critics of the law feel that Arizona’s new immigration law will encourage racial profiling among law enforcement officials and endanger civil rights in the state. Yet supporters think that it is necessary in order to decrease crime rates and to restore the law in this state. Arizona is clearly has a problem with illegal immigrants but I disagree with how they are trying to resolve the problem.
I would have to say that I am one that feels that Arizona’s new immigration law does encourage racial profiling and will endanger civil rights not only in this state but in many other states that adopt the same immigration law in their state. I disagree that law enforcement will have the right to stop someone based on suspicious and the color of their skin or because they look to be Mexican. I was born here in the United States and I have my constitutional rights but because I have dark hair, dark brown eyes and dark skin I could be mistaken for someone from Mexico, an illegal immigrant. How does one determine who is an illegal immigrant and who is an American just by looking at the person. Now you can’t tell me that this is not racial profiling. I do agree that the U.S. has a problem with illegal immigrant not only in Arizona but this does not solve that problem.
I do agree with Brooke that it isn’t fair that illegal immigrants come into our
country and get all the benefits that they can get, when we have other immigrants here who have legally come into this country and are struggling to get the same benefits. That U.S. citizens and legal citizens have to pay taxes which are used on illegal immigrants but yet illegal immigrants don’t pay a dime.
I’m not sure what the answer is to this problem but clearly it is a problem. My opinion is that we need to make it difficult for illegal immigrants to be able to get a job or public benefits unless they are here legally. I do believe that we make public benefits to accessible to illegal immigrants which just encourages more illegal to come over illegally knowing that they will not have any struggles.
I do believe that we need to continue to crack down on illegal immigrants and those that are caught should be deported.
I would have to say that I am one that feels that Arizona’s new immigration law does encourage racial profiling and will endanger civil rights not only in this state but in many other states that adopt the same immigration law in their state. I disagree that law enforcement will have the right to stop someone based on suspicious and the color of their skin or because they look to be Mexican. I was born here in the United States and I have my constitutional rights but because I have dark hair, dark brown eyes and dark skin I could be mistaken for someone from Mexico, an illegal immigrant. How does one determine who is an illegal immigrant and who is an American just by looking at the person. Now you can’t tell me that this is not racial profiling. I do agree that the U.S. has a problem with illegal immigrant not only in Arizona but this does not solve that problem.
I do agree with Brooke that it isn’t fair that illegal immigrants come into our
country and get all the benefits that they can get, when we have other immigrants here who have legally come into this country and are struggling to get the same benefits. That U.S. citizens and legal citizens have to pay taxes which are used on illegal immigrants but yet illegal immigrants don’t pay a dime.
I’m not sure what the answer is to this problem but clearly it is a problem. My opinion is that we need to make it difficult for illegal immigrants to be able to get a job or public benefits unless they are here legally. I do believe that we make public benefits to accessible to illegal immigrants which just encourages more illegal to come over illegally knowing that they will not have any struggles.
I do believe that we need to continue to crack down on illegal immigrants and those that are caught should be deported.
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