“The likelihood that any given person of Mexican ancestry is an alien is high enough to make Mexican appearance a relevant factor.” (as quoted in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_SB_1070, this is from the case United States v. Brignoni-Ponce)
Mexican people and those appearing to be Latina/o, are being targeted by this law. They are being harassed for the color of their skin and it is wrong.
Although, in the final version of the bill it says the following:
"A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state may not consider race, color or national origin in implementing the requirements of this subsection except to the extent permitted by the United States or Arizona Constitution." http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2162c.htm
But, since Arizona and US Supreme Courts have upheld using race as a factor, how will the state protect people from racial profiling?
While this law obviously targets Latina/o, it also threatens all of our rights. This bill takes what little fairness and accountability exists for treating people equally.
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