Arizonians have been distraught and concerned over the violence, drugs, and kidnappings in their state. Many believe the reason for these crimes is the illegal immigrants that sneak, walk, or are smuggled unlawfully into Arizona from Mexico. Politicians and legislators have been tired of waiting for the federal government to fix the immigration problem in the United States, so they pushed for a change to take affect that would decrease these crimes from occurring and thus SB1070 was originated. SB1070 is also referred to as the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act”. This law is a very controversial law because many claim it infringes on the rights of the Hispanic population that are living legally within our state. Opponents
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SB1070’s original author was Senator Russell Pearce, however, the drafting and writing of the bill was done by Kris Kobach. Together the two of them came up with the process of the state enforcing immigration laws. There was a lot of frustration from many residents in Arizona on how slow the federal government was moving with regard to the immigration issue. The state was growing larger everyday and the demographics as far as the Hispanic population was shifting to be the dominant one with law enforcement. Drugs, murder, and kidnapping in Phoenix was at an all time high with law enforcement reporting at least one kidnapping per day, making Arizona at the very bottom of the list of preferred places to raise a family and live. When rancher Robert Krentz was killed while doing fence work near the Mexican border, many claim that this single event was a huge factor in SB1070 passing. Krentz was a well respected white man who was simply working on his ranch that was close to the Mexican border. It was assumed by many citizens that an illegal immigrant shot and killed him and his dog, even though that has never been determined. This murder triggered the frustrated public who were outraged and concerned and propelled the bill’s passing in June of
SB1070’s original author was Senator Russell Pearce, however, the drafting and writing of the bill was done by Kris Kobach. Together the two of them came up with the process of the state enforcing immigration laws. There was a lot of frustration from many residents in Arizona on how slow the federal government was moving with regard to the immigration issue. The state was growing larger everyday and the demographics as far as the Hispanic population was shifting to be the dominant one with law enforcement. Drugs, murder, and kidnapping in Phoenix was at an all time high with law enforcement reporting at least one kidnapping per day, making Arizona at the very bottom of the list of preferred places to raise a family and live. When rancher Robert Krentz was killed while doing fence work near the Mexican border, many claim that this single event was a huge factor in SB1070 passing. Krentz was a well respected white man who was simply working on his ranch that was close to the Mexican border. It was assumed by many citizens that an illegal immigrant shot and killed him and his dog, even though that has never been determined. This murder triggered the frustrated public who were outraged and concerned and propelled the bill’s passing in June of