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SB 1070 Prevents Illegal Immigrants From Being Sent Home
Immigration law SB 1070 is one the government is trying desperately to fight in court. Americans continue to give their opinions on the subject as well. According to CNN, reports the New York Daily News, 55 percent of Americans support the bill while CBS News and Rasmussen show that their numbers were 57 and 65 percent of support. Now that SB 1070 is on the verge of going into effect in Arizona, an interesting wrinkle emerges- Arizona authorities can round up illegal immigrants, but the state will not have the power to deport them. Attorney General Eric Holder with the ability to make that happen doesn’t seem like he wants it to.
SB 1070 can’t do anything
The only way officials will be able to enforce illegal immigration law with SB 1070 will be by saying there was “reasonable suspicion” and arresting them; officials can’t do anything else with them. The Wall Street Journal wonders if Arizona is going to let this problem slide and put up illegal immigrants in jail or if they’ll forget about the whole thing through this. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could be the people called by Arizona officials to find out if the individuals captured are legal or not. ICE’s decision on the person will probably mean an immigration judge will have to be involved. However, the federal government will not detain the individual. Hearings might take years to really occur and make a decision.
Arizona police may have ICE on speed dial
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that there are approximately 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona. With SB 1070, ICE would start receiving many more phone calls. The Justice Department is the only place where this could be made possible or else Arizona and ICE can have to make their own plans.
Maricopa County didn’t wait for the law
A federal-local partnership plan is what an Arizona county used to do this themselves. Since 2007, Maricopa County, reports the Associated Press, has taken credit for the “deportations of forced departure” of about 26,146 illegal immigrants. There were set officers in Maricopa County there specifically to enforce immigration law under the 287 (g) program.
Law enforceable in Arizona with SB 1070
In 1995 there was a law created called the Immigration and Nationality Act which had the 287 (g) provision in it. SB 1070, according to its supporters, is intended to pick up where Section 287 (g) left off – it will deputize many more police force officers to watch for illegal aliens and enforce the law. This would maybe address the concerns of critics who claim the old 287 (g) provision was poorly supervised by Homeland Security and provided insufficient training. Also, the problem with officials stopping individuals from being deported will lessen at the least, if not stop totally with SB 1070. As outlined by ABC, Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, “If they want to block my jail, I’ll put them in Jail.”
What taxpayers get out of this
The Journal reports that from 2006 to 1010, immigration programs have grown in cost from $ 5 million to $ 68 million. Many believe tax dollars can be better spent with en effective enforcement of laws instead of helping out immigrants.
Further reading
Associated Press
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New York Daily News
nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/07/28/2010-07-28_arizona_immigration_law_sb_1070_has_support_of_55_of_americans_new_poll_shows.html
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703292704575393690850825662.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEForthNews
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_Section_287%28g%29
Expansion of federal fingerprinting program for illegal immigrants
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