I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this new law. I actually don't know much about it, but it does kinda seem to have gone a bit extreme. A lot of my Facebook friends are debating about it. I guess it's supposed to be the strictest immigration law ever passed. It has supposedly sparked TONS of controversy. Here is an excerpt on the new law from the New York Times:
PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona signed the nation’s toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday. Its aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants.
The move unleashed immediate protests and reignited the divisive battle over immigration reform nationally.
Even before she signed the bill at an afternoon news conference here, President Obama strongly criticized it.
Speaking at a naturalization ceremony for 24 active-duty service members in the Rose Garden, he called for a federal overhaul of immigration laws, which Congressional leaders signaled they were preparing to take up soon, to avoid “irresponsibility by others.”
The Arizona law, he added, threatened “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.”
The law, which proponents and critics alike said was the broadest and strictest immigration measure in generations, would make the failure to carry immigration documents a crime and give the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. Opponents have called it an open invitation for harassment and discrimination against Hispanics regardless of their citizenship status.
You can go HERE to read the rest of the article. So, what are your thoughts on this? Especially those of you who don't live in Arizona. Do you think this is too harsh? Not harsh enough?
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