Politics

toc "Politician­s in California are actually worried that immigratio­n laws will start being enforced. A large part of the problem is that Americans don't want illegal immigrants using our resources, but at the same time we want them to come in and do the jobs for less than minimum wage. We're ambivalent about the issue as a country.” []

America has for centuries been known as The Land of Opportunity, but lately it seems as if politicians are trying to change America's reputation. In the past year, nine states have passes laws that are targeting people of Hispanic herritage and questioning their immigration status, most notably Arizona. The recent law passed in Arizona is very controvercial. One of the reasons this law has not had a positive responce is because it seems to be giving police officers the right to use racial profiling. This law makes it so that police officers must check the immigration status of any suspicious persons. It is clear that this law is targeted toward people of darker skin. Another part of this law specifies that immigrants must carry their documentation at all times. Alabama has recently tried to pass a similar law but it was blocked by a Supreme Court Judge. This law was most likely passed with good intentions but this is not the best way to solve Americas immigration issues.

In Texas, Officers are storngly opposed to illegal aliens. Govener Rick Perry passed an illegal immigration bill that the bill's sponsor Sen. Tommy Williams said "sends a loud and clear message to criminal aliens that we will not tolerate their presence in Texas." Some people are against the illegal immigration law and believe that this is legalized racial profiling. Others believe that the law will help prevent trafficking and drug dealers and lower the crime in Arizona.

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[|__http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/06/the-politics-of-illegal-immigration/5022/__] [|__http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20003549-503544.html__] __http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/29/arizonas-immigration-law-spread/__ [|__http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-01/politics/texas.immigration.bill_1_immigration-bill-unauthorized-immigrants-issue-of-illegal-immigration?__]

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