Q&A Guide to Arizona's Immigration Law - Justin Fung
The Immigration Policy Center released a comprehensive Q&A guide to SB1070, Arizona's infamous immigration law. Here are the questions it addresses:
- What is the purpose of the bill?
- What does the bill actually do?
- What does SB 1070 stipulate?
- Didn’t subsequent amendments clean up these problems?
- Arizona supporters of the law say it just mirrors federal law—what’s wrong with states copying federal law?
- But if you don’t have papers, you are probably here illegally and the federal government is going to want to deport you anyway, so what’s the harm?
- Didn’t the state legislature need to do something about the crime caused by illegal immigration in Arizona?
- Don’t illegal immigrants cause crime?
- But surely there is a rise in border crime related to illegal immigration?
- What about the kidnappings in Phoenix that have received so much media attention?
- Won’t strong state immigration enforcement make Arizona’s communities safer?
- Was this law needed to give police the authority to arrest immigrants?
- Will SB 1070 help police catch serious criminals?
- Do law enforcement officials support this law?
- What will it cost to implement SB 1070 in Arizona?
- What other costs will the state incur?
- How much will the litigation cost?
- Are other states considering Arizona-like laws?
- Isn’t it time for states to take matters into their own hands?
- But the federal government hasn’t done anything, has it?
- What is the solution?
Click here for the page.
Justin Fung
Justin Fung is the policy and organizing assistant for Sojourners. A graduate of University College London (Law) and Fuller Theological Seminary (Theology/Cross-Cultural Studies), he blogs regularly at Gershom’s Journal and tweets from @justinfung.
