Immigration Law

On April 20Th of this year a new step to stopping immigration came into law in the state of Arizona. The bill quickly began protest and many complaints. But is this necessarily a bad thing? Governor Jan Brewer was the one who signed the bill thought that this was a good thing to do and if no one else was willing to do it she was. Many who criticized were minorities themselves. President Obama as well thought that it was a bad thing to do. He believes that it is going to get mixed up with racial profiling. Racial Profiling is when someone's race is used by law enforcement officials as a basis for criminal suspicion. And people the reason of suspicion is race rather than peoples behaviors, evidence and witness reports. But the law passed in Arizona is not trying to offend anyone. The main purpose is to secure safety and make sure that there is no one sneaking into the country illegally. The immigration law requires police offers to detain people they reasonably suspect are in the country without authorization and to verify their status with federal officials. One other thing that they must do is carry their immigration cards with them at all times. If they are caught without it it is a criminal offense or a misdemeanor. Many who are worried that the police will be racial profiling can relax because after signed it will take 90 days for it to actually take place and during that time the police are getting the right kind of training. A extra site to look up the information is this.