The Disgruntled State’s Law essay

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state’s immigration bill into law. A new bill in its original form entitles representatives of law enforcement to check the immigration status of any person, who seemed suspicious. Also, the bill requires the need to check the immigration status of all persons detained in Arizona on any suspicions. Immigrants, according to the bill, must always carry documents proving the legality of their stay in the country, according to the CNN Politics. Violators of this provision are waiting for a fine of not less than $ 100, and the arrest of up to 20 days.
The law also imposes penalties on those who help illegal immigrants enter the territory of the United States or give them jobs. According to The New York Times, for the first time in U.S. history, the new legislation makes illegal immigration a criminal offense. Following the example of Arizona more than two dozen U.S. states are preparing similar legislation. Five of them can be encouraged as early as next year. One-third of 6.6 million people of Arizona are people born outside the United States. According to the official figures, throughout the state population there are over 460,000 illegal immigrants. Through Arizona from Mexico to the United States enters the majority of all illegal immigrants the country.
Supporters of the bill on immigration say that this illegal immigration leads to an increase in crime in the state, a large number of murders and drug trafficking, weapons and even people. As a fact, after the bill was signed by the Governor, some illegal immigrants decided to leave Arizona. Some of them walked across the border into Mexico. Other – began to cross over into the neighboring U.S. states.
On the May 19, President Barack Obama talked of the controversial immigration law in Arizona, which has caused discontent not only in neighboring Mexico, but inside the United States. According to the White House, the law that would tighten the regime of stay of migrants, is discriminatory and does not contribute to the strengthening of relations between Mexico and Washington. “The law is incorrect and it is potentially discriminatory practice… It is a kind of evidence of destruction of our immigration system,” – said Obama, speaking during the meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. According to the U.S. president, the addressed issues were related to illegal migration, and the United States needs to revise legislation on migration in general and to conduct a large-scale migration reform, rather than resorting to the adoption of such local laws. In this case, the president said, that the administration intends to seek assistance from the Republican Party and use the experience of its members, traditionally pro-tightening immigration rules. The law under the question was supposed to come into force in July. The document allows the Arizona Police inspect the papers of people who, in their opinion, may be in the U.S. illegally. This lack of documents is the reason for the detention and subsequent deportation.