PRBA MEMBERS EDITORIAL
NUESTRA VOZ
A Young Scholar’s View of Arizona Immigration Law SB1070
By Christopher Gabriel Ared Arce
The Arizona Immigration Law, also known as SB1070, has two sides, that of the proponents and the opponents. I present both sides, but I focus on why the law is unconstitutional.
Many proponents, such as many of the citizens of the State of Arizona, support SB1070, and believe it is constitutional. They believe SB1070 is a step in the right direction in Immigration Policies. Many proponents believe that because the Federal government has “refused” to take action in what is occurring on the borderline of Arizona and Mexico, the Arizona State Government has to assume responsibility and take action. A proponent could argue, that 25% of crime has dropped due to a drop in the number of Illegal Immigrants.
Proponents also argue that Article 1, the last clause of the Section 10 of the Constitution which states, “No state shall keep troops...in time of peace or engage in war unless actually invaded,” enables the State of Arizona to keep troop, because the State of Arizona is supposedly “invaded” by immigrants.
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The Arizona Immigration Law, also known as SB1070, has two sides, that of the proponents and the opponents. I present both sides, but I focus on why the law is unconstitutional.
Many proponents, such as many of the citizens of the State of Arizona, support SB1070, and believe it is constitutional. They believe SB1070 is a step in the right direction in Immigration Policies. Many proponents believe that because the Federal government has “refused” to take action in what is occurring on the borderline of Arizona and Mexico, the Arizona State Government has to assume responsibility and take action. A proponent could argue, that 25% of crime has dropped due to a drop in the number of Illegal Immigrants.
Proponents also argue that Article 1, the last clause of the Section 10 of the Constitution which states, “No state shall keep troops...in time of peace or engage in war unless actually invaded,” enables the State of Arizona to keep troop, because the State of Arizona is supposedly “invaded” by immigrants.
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