Thursday, July 29, 2010
SB1070 is not New
SB1070 is just the latest in a long process of criminalizing migration in Arizona and at the federal level. The injunction doesn't challenge the idea of "reasonable suspicion," a polite way of saying racial profiling. (Take a look at what "reasonable suspicion" looks like where I live.) The injunction doesn't challenge laws like SB1070, which empowered an already brazen Sheriff Joe Arpaio to detain thousands of migrants. Local law enforcement agencies have formal agreements with the feds in jurisdictions around the country. Nor does it challenge Secure Communities, a program that is even more sweeping in its ability to pinpoint migrants who are in police custody. I'll share more information about these programs in the coming days. For now, check out the timeline of these laws produced by ColorLines.
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