As the federal government’s lawsuit against Arizona immigration law SB 1070 continues, Americans continue to voice their support for the bold stance the Grand Canyon State has taken. The New York Daily News reports that a CNN/Opinion Research poll found that 55 percent of Americans support Arizona, while previous polls in early July by CBS News and Rasmussen indicated that 57 and 65 percent of respondents support SB 1070. With SB 1070, state officials are more capable of finding illegal immigrants, although they cannot send these immigrants out of the country. Attorney General Eric Holder with the ability to make that happen doesn’t seem like he wants it to.
Nothing can really be done with SB 1070
Police could be able to enforce illegal immigration law with SB 1070 if they feel there is “reasonable suspicion,” although nothing can be done once they are found. The Wall Street journal explains that Arizona has to determine if they want to fill up their prisons with illegal immigrants or if they would rather let it alone right now. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can be the individuals 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 could have to be involved. However, the federal government will not detain the individual. It could take a very long time before any kind of hearing happens.
ICE getting too numerous calls from Arizona
. SB 1070 could conceivably generate a massive influx of calls from Arizona law enforcement to ICE. Only the cooperation of the Justice Department will make this an efficient process; otherwise, gridlock will likely ensue for both Arizona and ICE.
Maricopa County already started
Apparently, one Arizona county used to take matters into its own hands, thanks to a federal-local partnership program. The Associated Press reports that Maricopa County has been responsible for the “deportations or forced departure” of 26,146 illegal immigrants since 2007. The 287 (g) program deputized a limited number of police force officers in Maricopa County to help enforce immigration laws.
Law can be enforced only in Arizona
The 287 (g) provision is a section of the 1995 U.S. law called the Immigration and Nationality Act. SB 1070, according to its supporters, is intended to pick up where Section 287 (g) left off – it will deputize numerous more police force officers to look at for illegal aliens and enforce the law. This would possibly address the concerns of critics who claim that the old 287 (g) provision was poorly supervised by Homeland Security and provided insufficient training. SB 1070 is also intended to prevent officials from stopping illegal immigrants from being deported out of the country. According to ABC, Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, “If they want to block my jail, I’ll put them in Jail.”
The benefits for taxpayers
Considering that the cost of running federal immigration programs has grown from $ 5 million in 2006 to $ 68 million in 2010, costs are skyrocketing, reports the Journal. A lot of individuals would rather pay government officials to get immigrants out of the country than pay for programs to be given to the immigrants in the country.
Additional 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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