Border Action Network Analysis

With that money Lacey and Larkin have formed the Lacey and Larkin Frontera Fund. The fund works to give to non-profits that support the rights of Latinos and Hispanics who have experienced prejudice at the hands of law enforcement and other public

On April 23rd, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070, “The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” which it gives the police authority to check immigration status of any individual. The main intention of SB1070 is to cut down a majority of the illegal immigrants entering the United States by having the immigrants carry immigration papers to prove their identification of their legal status. However, SB1070 had focused more on trying to secure the border resulting into taking the citizens’ constitutional rights while causing uproar with a large amount of controversy. The senate bill 1070 that has been passed is causing racial profiling, unconstitutional acts, and has put the federal government into question

This writer believes that introduction of the controversial S.B. 1070 was formulated over generations of hate that has been building up from the lack of the federal government to adequately regulate immigration on the southern border of the United States. When Arizona presented the controversial S.B. 1070, this caused many Hispanics across the state to feel “elements of racial profiling, causing fear, confusion, and race-based hostility toward them and their communities” (Campbell, 2011, p 19). However, what many Hispanics do not understand is that the Arizona has been, over time, attempting to pass and also implement other variations of anti-immigration laws, which many have begun to call “e state-sanctioned ethnic-cleansing

Arizona has enforced the new senate bill 1070 which gives the police authority to check immigration status when enforcing other laws. SB1070 is supposed to cut the down on the illegal immigrants in Arizona by having immigrants carry immigration papers, or will be held until proven their status in the USA. The more they try to secure the border with bill 1070 the more they end up taking away simple constitutional rights of the citizens. The senate bill 1070 that has been passed is causing racial profiling, unconstitutional acts, and has put federal law into question.

Founded by Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, the duo is credited with sourcing settlement money to fund migrant institutions in Arizona. The settlement money which totals to $3.75 million arises from their arrest dated October 18, 2007 by County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. According to reliable sources, the journalists were unceremoniously grabbed from their homes in the dead of night by the Police Department. The raid was conducted in the misguided attempt to reveal the proceeding of a grand jury covering the Sheriff’s

Like with any new agency in helping immigrants, the agency will encounter criticism for helping and addressing the issues immigrants go by with individual level theories that consider ecological

The State of Arizona is a gripping documentary that outlines the struggles that Arizona went through in dealing with illegal immigration. This saga follows the controversial SB1070 immigration law through the voices and lives of individuals who were on both sides of the coin. The flawed immigration system in the United States caused a ripple effect that hit Arizona hard and led to the tripling of the undocumented population in Arizona. This caused hatred towards the undocumented population due to fears of crime related to Mexican drug rings and competition for jobs. The federal government did not act on these immigration issues and this forced the state of Arizona to pass a series of legislatures that would restrict and control the rights

On “Dia Sin Latinos” on February 18 in 2016, along with about 20,000 people, I marched around the Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, in protest against the proposed “AB 450”. Assembly Bill 450, known as the “sanctuary cities bill” wanted a fine on cities that did not allow police officers to ask people about their immigration status, Allowing police officers to come up to random, innocent people and ask to see their papers. While Scott Walker and republicans say that “AB 450 is about making communities safer,” It clearly promotes racial profiling and would create a sense of fear of the police within a major part of the latino community. I do not see at all how it would make

It is clear that illegal immigration has gotten out of control and constringent measures need to be taken to protect the United States borders. The local Government of Arizona recently decided to take control of the situation, by passing the “Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” {House Bill 2162}. This bill gives law enforcement officers and agencies the authority, to lawfully stop, detain and arrest anyone who appears to look like an illegal alien. The bill out-right condones racial profiling and it violates civil rights, as well!

On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Janice K. Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SOLESNA), or Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (S.B. 1070, as it is popularly known). The purpose of the act is “... to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States” (Senate Bill 1070, 2010). Arizona Senate Bill 1070 is considered one of the harshest anti-immigration law due to it’s enforcements. Nevertheless, it is not the first law of it’s kind. Geographically, Arizona is prime for an anti-immigration bill such as S.B. 1070, as it is one of four states (including California, Texas, and New Mexico) that borders Mexico. Previously, Arizona

Immigration policies have had a tendency to violate human rights. These immigration policies, along with others, resulted in the global apartheid in the U.S. Some policies required more patrol enforcement at the border which made the journey for immigrants to the U.S. more rigorous. This enforcement has caused for immigrants to actually not look into migrating to the U.S. Also, with the local law enforcement working together with the border patrol has resulted into a huge problem, racial profiling. In racial profiling, even though there are immi-grants from all over the world, Latinos are mostly targeted. The policies, while they have in-creased deportation rates, they have affected the deportee’s U.S. citizen children.

Several historical legislations have contributed to the intensification of structural racism in Arizona towards Latino immigrants that has been carried along to modern days. Most of them originated from past disputes over illegal immigration, which for the most part entail perceptions of illegal immigrants as “criminal aliens”.

The connotation of “illegal” immigration implies that a majority of immigrants enter the American border only to organize crime, yet a larger proportion of illegal aliens come to America solely with the intent to work. In reality, illegal immigrants demonstrate strong loyalty to America, placing importance in its function as a shelter and refuge from persecution (Gold 3). Thus, in contrast to the stereotypical portrait of illegal immigrants, the unauthorized population represents a responsible minority that demonstrates respect and compliance with American policies. According to the article,

Immigrants are part of the minority pool of races in the U.S. Nevertheless, in this country a loud voice is required to make movement on issues that may not be popular to the ruling establishment. It is important to have avenues to share information amongst vast amounts of people globally. Immigration has always been a very popular and contentious issue in the United States. The current political environment has brought immigration rights to the forefront in the current Presidential race, which is being fought by the candidates of the republican and democratic parties. There has been discussion of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in America, that would be catastrophic to families where children have been born in the country and are naturalized citizens. Organizations such as the National Network of Immigration and Refugee rights, are necessary to ensure that the rights of immigrants are protected and contentious situations are bought to the

As the daughter of an immigrant, I have witnessed the various barriers faced by immigrants, and this experience has motivated me toward my career objective. According to the Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends Project, there were about 11.3 million immigrants living illegally in the United States in 2013 (Passel et al., 2014). These immigrants come from all parts of the world for several different reasons. Whether to provide better resources for their family back home or to live a better life, these immigrants usually work in environments that can be harmful and dangerous to their health.