ACLU: What Happens in Arizona Stops in Arizona

[marmar]

What Happens in Arizona Stops in Arizona.

On April 23, 2010, Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law a discriminatory and un-American law that will require police officers in Arizona to ask people for their papers based only on some undefined "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the country unlawfully. We believe this law, which invites racial profiling in the worst way, is unconstitutional, and we are challenging the law with a coalition of other civil rights groups. (See ACLU And Civil Rights Groups File Legal Challenge To Arizona Racial Profiling Law)

Watch: http://www.aclu.org/what-happens-arizona-stops-arizona


Racial profiling is already rampant in Arizona, and if allowed to stand, this law will make it worse. We have seen the effects of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's targeting of Latinos, including American citizens and lawful permanent residents, in its mass sweeps and enforcement operations. The ACLU already has a lawsuit against that office, and the United States Justice Department has started a civil rights investigation into its practices.

Language inserted in the bill supposedly to prevent racial profiling is purely cosmetic. It won't prevent the police from asking people for their papers based on race and the way they look. On what other basis would a police officer suspect that someone is not lawfully present in the United States?

This extreme law puts Arizona completely out of step with American values of fairness and equality. Arizona says show us your papers. We’ll show them the Constitution.


http://www.aclu.org/what-happens-arizona-stops-arizona

[SargeUNN]

1. I talked with a leader in the latino Community here in AZ

She told me that many latino people are selling their homes and leaving the state and others are also doing the same. This isn't new as the same thing happened in other areas but never on this large a scale, and if Brewer thinks the boycotts will hurt, wait until she sees the damage lost money from the Latino community will bring. In AZCENTRAL yesterday an article stated that it would have a negative effect on the real estate values as well, which is also not new area as it has happened everywhere a similiar law has been put in place.

[EFerrari]

3. When you piss off a third of the population of your state, there will be consequences.

I only hope for the people of AZ who are suffering these right wing psychos that this gets slammed down hard and fast so they can get on with their lives.

[blondeatlast]

4. Palinesque Governor Brewer (surprisingly, since she was SoS) severely underestimates

the power of the Latino voting bloc.

No group is better at organizing and GOTV than they are. She's made a critical mistake in pursuing her aspirations and will pay dearly. Not to mention pissing off the tourism industry. BIG mistake.

[xchrom]

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