What is the Immigration Law in Arizona about?

All that's needed is your drivers license, state id, green card or passport. If you are a legal citizen, by law you already have to be carrying these legal documents. The new Arizona law did not change or add to that. What the law states now is illegal entry into the USA is a state crime as well as a federal crime and gives the mandate to local officers to request these items as proof of citizenship in the event you are pulled over for any other crime or offense you may have committed. They will not be specifically looking for illegals only in that it's part of an existing investigation of another suspicious activity. So relax get over it and enjoy a new safer Arizona.

A lot of Illegal immigrants and their families don't look at things in a realistic matter. They are "ILLEGAL" just like illegal drugs. They should have some kind of consequence. It has nothing about racism. It's just not one ethnicity that they are singling out. A lot of immigrants are making money out here and sending it back to their countries, that in turn takes away from our economics. The money is not being circulated back into the united states. That is bad for our schools and anything else funded by the government including the police department etc. There has to be some way to control this.

It's a federal law being enforced by state police. If you're stopped for traffic ticket or any other reason that would involve police- you should present a valid ID (nothing new about that).

Police does not determine if you're here legally or not- only you can determine that (obviously), the police is there to enforce the law that already exists against criminal behavior, like residing within the country's borders without federal authorization.

"we Mexicans" I though it was we American. being American does not mean that we forget our heritage but embrace the ideal of a nation of diverse people, our laws, rules, ideal and freedoms are what make us Americans.

Now the law is under scrutiny because of section 2

20 B. FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY

21 OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS

22 STATE WHERE EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS

23 UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE,

24 WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON. THE

25 PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

26 PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c).

This should be rewrite as to state that all Persons should be provide documentation that prove his or her citizenship.

This could be easily done by just adding a this procedure to law enforcement officials when they pull over or stop anyone for REASONABLE SUSPICION of committing any unlawful act.

im not going to say all americans but i will say most americans who want all immigrants out, are racist. Why cant everyone get along,Most americans don't care about laws, they brake them all the time. They need to pass immigration reform quick to help the immigrants who have been here for many years and have succeeded, and are no threat to this country. Have a stronger border and then catch as many immigrants who have a bad record or are a threat to the US. Racism is stupid. How could you bad talk people who helped you build this country and helped provide.

Regardless if the actions or legal or not, Illegals are in this country illegally. So no matter if "they" consider themselves upstanding people, they still committed a crime. Personally I look for the number 1 red flag. They don't speak English. Question, verify, then deport. If the "illegal" goes for medical treatment, sure give it to them, then deport them. All states should be required to E-Verify for employment. The I-9 form is obsolete.

It's About Arizona Doing The Job That Washington Doesn't Want To Do

http://azstarnet.com/news/pdf_64720634-4e56-11df-9...

http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070...

Don't listen to those two racists! First of all WE MEXICANS are hard workers. And the first guy is right. Its a dumb law. It's Arizona opening itself up to several lawsuits, a declining economy, and a whole lot of people moving out.

Here is the truth about the AZ law.

Fact Sheet On New Arizona Immigration Law

Center For Immigration Studies

4-30-10

WASHINGTON ­- The new law recently signed by the governor of Arizona, SB 1070, makes it a state crime to violate some federal immigration statutes. While the law is extremely popular in the state, with 70 percent of Arizona voters approving of it and just 23 percent opposed, it has raised controversy. Below is a brief summary of the relevant information on illegal immigration in Arizona, followed by a short analysis of SB 1070's major provisions.

Illegal Immigration In Arizona

The federal government estimated that Arizona had one of the fastest growing illegal immigrant populations in the country, increasing from 330,000 in 2000 to 560,000 by 2008.<#1>1

Arizona has adopted other laws to deter the settlement of illegal immigrants in the state in recent years. The federal government estimates that the illegal immigrant population dropped by 18 percent in the state from 2008 to 2009, compared to a 7 percent drop for the nation as a whole.<#2>2 This may be evidence that the state enforcement efforts are having an impact.

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has found that 22 percent of felonies in the county are committed by illegal immigrants.<#3>3 Illegal immigrants are estimated to be 10 percent of the county's adult population.<#4>4

Analysis of data from State Criminal Alien Assistance Program showed that illegal immigrants were 11 percent of the state's prison population. Illegal immigrants were estimated to be 8 percent of state's adult population at the time of the analysis.<#5>5

Approximately 17 percent of those arrested by the Border Patrol in its Tucson Sector have criminal records in the United States.<#6>6

The issue of illegal immigration and crime is very difficult to measure, and while in Arizona there is evidence that illegal immigrants are committing a disproportionate share of crime, it is not clear this is the case nationally.<#7>7

In 2007, the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that 12 percent of workers in the Arizona are illegal immigrants.<#8>8

In 2007, the Center estimated that illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children (under 18) comprise one-fifth of those in the state living in poverty, one-third of those without health insurance, and one out of six students in the state's schools.<#9>9

In 2007, the Center estimated that one-third of households headed by illegal immigrants in Arizona used at least one major welfare program, primarily food-assistance programs or Medicaid. Benefits were typically received on behalf of U.S.-born children.<#10>10

The new law (SB 1070) is extremely popular among Arizona voters. A Rasmussen poll found that 70 percent of voters approve of the new bill, and just 23 percent oppose it.<#11>11

Among the new law's provisions:

The new Arizona law mirrors federal law, which already requires aliens (non-citizens) to register and carry their documents with them (8 USC 1304(e) and 8 USC 1306(a)). The new Arizona law simply states that violating federal immigration law is now a state crime as well. Because illegal immigrants are by definition in violation of federal immigration laws, they can now be arrested by local law enforcement in Arizona.

The law is designed to avoid the legal pitfall of "pre-emption," which means a state can't adopt laws that conflict with federal laws. By making what is a federal violation also a state violation, the Arizona law avoids this problem.

The law only allows police to ask about immigration status in the normal course of "lawful contact" with a person, such as a traffic stop or if they have committed a crime.

Estimates from the federal government indicate that more than 80 percent of illegal immigrants come from Latin America.<#12>12 Thus, there is concern that police may target only Hispanics for enforcement.

Before asking a person about immigration status, law enforcement officials are required by the law to have "reasonable suspicion" that a person is an illegal immigrant. The concept of "reasonable suspicion" is well established by court rulings. Since Arizona does not issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, having a valid license creates a presumption of legal status. Examples of reasonable suspicion include:

A driver stopped for a traffic violation has no license, or record of a driver's license or other form of federal or state identification.

A police officer observes someone buying fraudulent identity documents or crossing the border illegally.

A police officer recognizes a gang member back on the street who he knows has been previously deported by the federal government.

The law specifically states that police, "may not solely consider race, color or national origin" when implementing SB 1070.

When Arizona's governor signed the new law, she also issued an executive order requiring the Arizona Peace

It's racist and political.

They are letting cops determine who's illegally here or not by just looking at them. Republicans there get nervous because they see too many Hispanics, so they think the more the get rid of, the better their chances are to keep ruling Arizona because they think they'll vote Democrat.