Immigration law SB 1070 is one that the government is trying desperately to fight in court. Americans continue to give their opinions on the subject as well. CBS News and Rasmussen report the support of SB 1070 is 57 and 65 percent of Americans when The New York Daily News reports CNN giving a 55 percent rate 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 hasn’t signed the papers he needs to, to make certain that happened. Resource for this article – Arizona can’t deport illegal immigrants under SB 1070 by Personal Money Store.
SB 1070 can’t do anything
SB 1070 will empower local law enforcement officials across Arizona to enforce illegal immigration law if there is “reasonable suspicion,” but the federal government’s opposition means that it will not be deporting illegal immigrants. 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. Finding out if an immigrant is within the country illegally is easy; first you have to arrest the person and then call Customs Enforcement. Immigration judges are the people who make the final decision on deportation although the ICE’s decision is what puts them there. The federal government doesn’t want to work with the state. Hearings might take years to actually occur and make a decision.
ICE having to add more staff to deal with Arizona alone
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that there are approximately 460,000 illegal immigrants in 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 didn’t wait for SB 1070
An Arizona county decided it didn’t want to wait for the law, and then they did it all themselves with 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 program called 287 (g) made it so there were officers in Maricopa County there to enforce immigration law.
SB 1070 makes it possible to have the law in Arizona
The 287 (g) could be found in the Immigration and Nationality Act which was created in 1995. SB 1070, as outlined by 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. Many think it will be better than 287 (g) because it can be supervised more than Homeland Security did before. Also, the problem with officials stopping individuals from being deported will lessen at the least, if not stop entirely 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
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. Perhaps effective enforcement – rather than a countless array of special interest groups and a spineless federal government – would ensure that those taxpayer dollars are well-spent.
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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
youtube.com/watch?v=HEkfMccuDVI
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