Read or listen to the following article. What is the court deciding? Why is it an issue? Who is right? Who should be in charge of immingration law? Why? If you were a court justice, how would you decide the case? Why?
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Laura Gold
5/2/2012 02:47:48 am
This article covers the U.S. Supreme Court’s newest case to hear an argument concerning Arizona’s SB 1070, a law that covers controversial topics of illegal immigration. This topic is an issue as it pits republicans against democrats, forms an incendiary argument between state and federal officials, and creates many racially-founded problems. Many in Arizona are concerned that, if the law passes, they will be racially profiled more than ever, especially as police officers face up to $5,000 in fines per day if they fail to enforce the illegal immigrant law. Police officers are concerned about being sued from both sides – those who want the immigration law enforced and those who are upset for being racially profiled and, in turn, questioned on their citizen status. The federal government should be in charge of immigration law because it avoids multiple contradicting laws between the states. Also, the federal government is in charge of international diplomacy and should be given the sole responsibility to appropriately address immigrants. The federal government has also addressed many of Arizona’s complaints and has supplied a boost of border control – there have been 40% more border patrollers, 306 miles of new border fencing, and 40 air-interdiction aircrafts. The federal government has not failed to address the issues of Arizona’s border problems and should be relied on in the future to deal with this topic.
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maria gonzalez
5/2/2012 12:50:21 pm
In the article Controversial Arizona Law Reaches Supreme Court, the court is deciding that it’s up to the Federal Government to decide and make laws for each state to follow and not the Supreme Court. That since history the States individually can make their own law without consulting the Supreme Court / Congress. It’s an issue because it’s creating a racial profiling now in that state that the police can stop anyone that looks like an immigrant just by its appearance that a step to being races. Also because it bring more violence into the state between innocents, police and drug cartels .I Personally don’t think no one is right because if you think about the immigrants that are in this country are the ones that do all the low jobs and are the ones who work hard to not let the country fall because they are the ones who always accept the jobs that no one else want to do because of the danger and how it’s a job that people won’t do but they do in order to survive in this country and sustain their family. I personally think that the Congress/ Supreme Court should make the laws dealing with immigration and not the Federal Government because it’s just creating more racism and bringing more discrimination onto other states that are influence by. If I was a court justice I would decide the case in a different way, I would actually analyze and study how much do immigrants contribute to this country to help it out instead of focusing on if they are illegal or legal. I understand its violating the law but it’s also benefiting the country in a way by helping it out to progress. I would actually take in mind all the work immigrants go through every day and how they work extra hard to survive.
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Emily Gouveia
5/3/2012 06:02:48 am
In Nina Totenberg's NPR article, Totenberg discusses the controversial Arizona law which places restrictions on illegal immigrants. The U.S. Supreme Court will now hear the arguments pertaining to the many aspects of the law designed to prevent illegal immigration to Arizona. Immigration has become an increasingly problematic issue for Arizona because of its impact on the legal citizens and the national security of the United States. The law is designed to prevent possibility criminals, drug cartels and terrorists from entering the United States through Arizona. The law came into place to prevent the aggression of these immigrants from impacting Arizona residents as it has in the past. The law however presents authorities with the ability to stop people based on the color of their skin and ask for their papers. This poses an issue for American citizens of Latino descent. I believe the Supreme Court does need to came some aspects of this law because of its affects on American-Latino's. Since immigration affects the US as a whole, I believe it is a federal issue which the government should have control over. If I were a court justice I would vote in favor of removing this law and replacing it with one supported by the federal government.
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Holle Depina
5/3/2012 02:58:35 pm
In her NPR article, "Controversial Arizona Law Reaches Supreme Court" Nina Totenberg explains the controversial Arizona law that targets illegal immigrants. This case is an issue in that it pits the federal governments maintenance of power against some states and it also pits Democrats against Republicans. In Arizona immigration has become a big issue because of its impact on the residents in Arizona and the national security of the United States. Arizona's SB 1070 law is intented to stop drug cartels, armed criminals and suspected terrorists from entering the United States through Arizona. However, the law allows police officers to stop individulas based on their race which presents an issue for hispanics who are American citizens. How would you feel to be stop by an officer because of your race? I believe that the federal government should be in charge of immigration law because it avoids several contradicting laws between the states. The federal government has increased the number of border agents by 40 percent in Arizona over the past five years, supplemented with 40 air-interdiction aircrafts and 306 miles of new border fence. The federal government has not failed to discuss the border issues in Arizona.
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MAGALI GARCIA
5/3/2012 04:53:12 pm
In recent news, the U.S Supreme court is finally acting upon the controversial Arizona Law that targets illegal immigrants.The court is coming to an end in its deliberation establishing whether or not the law is actually constitutional; appearing to be leaning towards the arguement that states that the Arizona law is an infringement on Federal immigration authority. Oddly enough I think there is more to this law that meets the eye. In my opinion this law is an expression of the barberic ideals of state soverignty. The problem lays not in the "murderous greed of drug cartels that threatens security," rather it is more on the premise of allowing the state of Arizona to do as it pleases. As a citizen of the United States I believe that the Federal government is absolutley correct in challenging this law. Contrary to popular belief, illegal immigration also occurs in states outside those bordering Mexico, as a matter of fact I am almost certain that there is at least one illegal immigrant in all 50 states. It only makes sense to have the Federal government regulate immigration because it involves the whole country. If I had to decide this case, this law would be unconstitutional on the accounts that states do not have the power to pase immigration laws because it is an attribute to foreign affairs. Not to mention the violation of the fourth amendment.
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9/18/2012 02:26:10 am
The court takes up incendiary election issue Wednesday when it hears arguments on a controversial Arizona law that targets illegal immigrants. What they plan on doing about this issue is, from what i am reading, they are just trying to over power Arizona and try to consume power over them to get things in order. I don't really agree what the government is doing at that moment, but to be honest i have no interest in the governments problems what so ever.
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