Arizona’s SB 1070 requires police to determine the immigration status of anyone arrested/detained when they suspect they are not in the U.S. legally ("Arizona's SB 1070 | American Civil Liberties Union," 2015). Many other states have followed this including Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah. Obviously, there is a lot of disagreement, civil right suits, and protest concerning this law ("SB 1070 lessons learned - National Immigration Law Center," 2014). I can understand why this law went into motion, considering the vast amount of immigrants in the past several years. However, when police start profiling legal citizens because of how the look or talk, it can be insulting.
According to Kristina Campbell, “the Arizona immigration law was not only branded “the toughest immigration law in the country,” but it was also heavily criticized as a law which premised its enforcement on racial profiling of Latinos and other racial minorities and which would require anyone to produce proof of citizenship to law enforcement on demand (Campbell, 2011). This can affect students tremendly. Many that are illegal, live in fear. The ones that are legal and get stopped and question feel guilty about something they have to reason to. (No child should feel guilt over their race, period, as far as that goes).
In education, teachers must educate all children, regardless of race. Many times students are afraid to go to school, unsure of how others will view them and if their parents may get questions. Due to the fact that there are many blended illegal and legal families, this can be difficult for children/students. Due to the protest and these issues, many states have distanced themselves from Arizona ("SB 1070 lessons learned - National Immigration Law Center," 2014). Although we do need to control illegal immigration and help citizens enter this country legally, their children do not need to suffer from racial profiling. Every child should feel safe.
According to Kristina Campbell, “the Arizona immigration law was not only branded “the toughest immigration law in the country,” but it was also heavily criticized as a law which premised its enforcement on racial profiling of Latinos and other racial minorities and which would require anyone to produce proof of citizenship to law enforcement on demand (Campbell, 2011). This can affect students tremendly. Many that are illegal, live in fear. The ones that are legal and get stopped and question feel guilty about something they have to reason to. (No child should feel guilt over their race, period, as far as that goes).
In education, teachers must educate all children, regardless of race. Many times students are afraid to go to school, unsure of how others will view them and if their parents may get questions. Due to the fact that there are many blended illegal and legal families, this can be difficult for children/students. Due to the protest and these issues, many states have distanced themselves from Arizona ("SB 1070 lessons learned - National Immigration Law Center," 2014). Although we do need to control illegal immigration and help citizens enter this country legally, their children do not need to suffer from racial profiling. Every child should feel safe.
References
Arizona's SB 1070 | American Civil Liberties Union. (2015). Retrieved from
__https://www.aclu.org/feature/arizonas-sb-1070?redirect=arizonas-sb-1070__.
Campbell, K. M. (2011, August 17). The road to S.B. 1070. Retrieved from
__http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1911435__.
SB 1070 lessons learned - National Immigration Law Center. (2014, April 23). Retrieved from
__http://www.nilc.org/sb1070fouryearslater.html__.
http://www.nilc.org/sb1070fouryearslater.html
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1911435
https://www.aclu.org/feature/arizonas-sb-1070?redirect=arizonas-sb-1070