EliasAlucard
2010-05-19, 13:52
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (known before its enactment as Arizona Senate Bill 1070 or simply Arizona SB 1070)[1] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-sb1070-0) is legislation signed into law in the U.S. state (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FU.S._state) of Arizona (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FArizona) by governor Jan Brewer (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FJan_Brewer) on April 23, 2010.[2] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-nyt-az-law-1) It is the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FIllegal_immigration_to_the_United_States) measure in decades[2] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-nyt-az-law-1) and has received national and international attention and spurred controversy including strong criticism and organized protests (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FProtest).[3] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-cbs042610-2) Boycotts (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FBoycott) of Arizona were also quickly organized in response, including one by the City of Los Angeles (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FCity_of_Los_Angeles) announced on May 12 which prohibits city contracts with companies headquartered in Arizona, currently valued at $56 million, along with similar boycotts by other California (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FCalifornia) cities including San Francisco (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSan_Francisco) and Oakland (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FOakland).[4] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-CNN_LA_boycott-3)
The act is scheduled to go into effect on July 28, 2010, ninety days after the end of the legislative session (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FAdjournment_sine_die).[5] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-geneffdate-4)[6] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-ars1-103-5) Legal challenges over its constitutionality (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FConstitutionality) and compliance with civil rights (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FCivil_rights) law are expected.[7] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-az-chal-6)[8] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-hindu-7)[9] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-wkpo-law-8)[10] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-az-signing-9)[11] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-aclu-sec-10)
The act makes it a state misdemeanor (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FMisdemeanor) crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying registration documents required by federal law, steps up state and local law enforcement of Federal (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FFederal_government_of_the_United_States) immigration laws (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FImmigration_law), and cracks down on those sheltering, hiring and transporting illegal aliens. The paragraph on intent in the legislation says it embodies an "attrition through enforcement" doctrine.[1] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-sb1070-0):§ 1[12] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-cis-attr-11)
Critics of the legislation say it encourages racial profiling (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FRacial_profiling), while supporters say the law simply enforces existing federal law[13] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-ap-dissa-12), and that Mexico (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FMexico) itself has similar laws that are even stricter [14] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-13). The law was modified by Arizona House Bill 2162 within a week of its signing with the goal of addressing some of these concerns. There have been protests in opposition to the law in over 70 U.S. cities,[15] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-cbc-may1-14) including calls for a boycott of Arizona.[16] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-wapo-boy-15) Polling found the law has majority support in Arizona and nationwide.[17] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-rr-4-16)[18] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-rr-3-17)[19] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-csm-polls-18)[20] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-angus-poll-19) Passage of the measure has prompted other states to consider adopting similar legislation.[21] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-max-other-20)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neighborhoods _Act (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act)
So, what's your opinion? Is this racial profiling, and if so, are you for or against it?
The act is scheduled to go into effect on July 28, 2010, ninety days after the end of the legislative session (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FAdjournment_sine_die).[5] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-geneffdate-4)[6] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-ars1-103-5) Legal challenges over its constitutionality (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FConstitutionality) and compliance with civil rights (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FCivil_rights) law are expected.[7] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-az-chal-6)[8] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-hindu-7)[9] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-wkpo-law-8)[10] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-az-signing-9)[11] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-aclu-sec-10)
The act makes it a state misdemeanor (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FMisdemeanor) crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying registration documents required by federal law, steps up state and local law enforcement of Federal (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FFederal_government_of_the_United_States) immigration laws (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FImmigration_law), and cracks down on those sheltering, hiring and transporting illegal aliens. The paragraph on intent in the legislation says it embodies an "attrition through enforcement" doctrine.[1] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-sb1070-0):§ 1[12] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-cis-attr-11)
Critics of the legislation say it encourages racial profiling (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FRacial_profiling), while supporters say the law simply enforces existing federal law[13] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-ap-dissa-12), and that Mexico (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FMexico) itself has similar laws that are even stricter [14] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-13). The law was modified by Arizona House Bill 2162 within a week of its signing with the goal of addressing some of these concerns. There have been protests in opposition to the law in over 70 U.S. cities,[15] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-cbc-may1-14) including calls for a boycott of Arizona.[16] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-wapo-boy-15) Polling found the law has majority support in Arizona and nationwide.[17] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-rr-4-16)[18] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-rr-3-17)[19] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-csm-polls-18)[20] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-angus-poll-19) Passage of the measure has prompted other states to consider adopting similar legislation.[21] (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act%23cite_note-max-other-20)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neighborhoods _Act (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2 Fwiki%2FSupport_Our_Law_Enforcement_and_Safe_Neigh borhoods_Act)
So, what's your opinion? Is this racial profiling, and if so, are you for or against it?