Immigration in recent years has become a high controversial issue in the nation especially in boarder state Arizona. The U.S Supreme Court signed SB1070, Arizona’s infamous anti-immigration law on June 25 2010, which expanded the right to authority personnel to demand for proof of legality if suspicion of being in the country illegally. SB1070 institutionalizes racial profiling by the mere fact that police officers oblige any person of color or with an accent to prove their immigratory status whether they may or not be citizens. This law allows not only officers but also anyone residing in Arizona to treat people based on their appearance rather than if their actions are of harm. Regardless of the big uproar this law caused not only in Arizona
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“Operation Wetback” is one of the major attacks on immigration dating to the 1950’s, this operation aimed at pursuing all immigrants from Mexico and returning them solely based on their appearance. This 1950 attack on individuals of Mexican decent is much like Arizona law being executed now, both target a specific individual leading back to racial profiling and they both have one goal in mind. The only difference between “Operation Wetback” and SB1070 is due to the advancement in our government, the wording and the media legislator are able to portray any bill proposed in the image they want the public to see. Another infamous proposition that aimed at the removal of illegal immigrants is Proposition 187, which indicated that, any illegal individual discovered using basic needs such as school, emergency room, or any other public service would be deported immediately. As Rafael D. Canal in “Mexican illegal aliens states “Americans may never see the version of the Star of David on the clothes of illegals but dangerous strides are being made in that direction.” Arizona has constantly repeated its history over in over in bills, propositions and laws that implement targeting undocumented immigrants and SB1070 has been no different. (Canul, 111,117) If the issue of immigration is not faced head on it will continue to grow and create a bigger chain problems from just racial profiling with bills that have been implemented. New methods of racial profiling will rise in the future as Rafael Canul in “Mexican illegal aliens,” states, ankle bracelets used on criminals will eventually evolve to be used on all undocumented individuals. Another possible method is computer microchips that can also be used in order to track those who are in the nation illegally. This will continue to allow Americans to soon be convinced that
“Operation Wetback” is one of the major attacks on immigration dating to the 1950’s, this operation aimed at pursuing all immigrants from Mexico and returning them solely based on their appearance. This 1950 attack on individuals of Mexican decent is much like Arizona law being executed now, both target a specific individual leading back to racial profiling and they both have one goal in mind. The only difference between “Operation Wetback” and SB1070 is due to the advancement in our government, the wording and the media legislator are able to portray any bill proposed in the image they want the public to see. Another infamous proposition that aimed at the removal of illegal immigrants is Proposition 187, which indicated that, any illegal individual discovered using basic needs such as school, emergency room, or any other public service would be deported immediately. As Rafael D. Canal in “Mexican illegal aliens states “Americans may never see the version of the Star of David on the clothes of illegals but dangerous strides are being made in that direction.” Arizona has constantly repeated its history over in over in bills, propositions and laws that implement targeting undocumented immigrants and SB1070 has been no different. (Canul, 111,117) If the issue of immigration is not faced head on it will continue to grow and create a bigger chain problems from just racial profiling with bills that have been implemented. New methods of racial profiling will rise in the future as Rafael Canul in “Mexican illegal aliens,” states, ankle bracelets used on criminals will eventually evolve to be used on all undocumented individuals. Another possible method is computer microchips that can also be used in order to track those who are in the nation illegally. This will continue to allow Americans to soon be convinced that