Arizona's Illegal Immigration Law: Bookerista Perspectives
I've got to give the side-eye to Rev. Al Sharpton for his statement at yesterday's protest rally against Arizona's tougher law, claiming that just as Freedom Riders battled segregation in the South in the 1960s, he would organize "freedom walkers" to challenge the Arizona law. So now criminals - illegal immigrants - are comparable to black citizens seeking equality?! Negro, please! I guess that the fact that illegal immigration impacts black unemployment and black access to services is of no concern to him. However, apparently many (probably most) blacks in Arizona like the new law. Anyway, bookeristas have mixed opinion about Arizona's new illegal immigration law:Asserts the moderate-liberal blogger says it's about time a state cracked down on illegal immigration, but has some concerns about the law: "On Friday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, 'Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” the toughest anti-illegal immigration bill in the country. The law will take effect in August. Arizona has an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants. The law makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally. Police are required to question people about their immigration status where reasonable suspicion exists a person is in the country illegally. It is now a state crime for immigrants not to have in their possession an alien registration document. BTW, federal law requires that every alien over age 18 have in his personal possession at all times documentation such as a permanent resident card, aka 'green card,' that shows proof of legal residency in the United States."
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