About Arizona and the Immigration Crisis: a Few Words from an Immigrant [VIDEO]

Last Friday, the governor of Arizona, Janet Brewer signed into law a controversial bill that criminalizes undocumented immigration in that State.

The SB1070 bill allows Arizona police to detain and incarcerate anyone who is undocumented or “looks like” one. This also gives the citizens of Arizona the right to report any person they suspect is illegally in the United States.

Some Arizonas believe this law will make their neighborhoods safer and it will stop undocumented immigration. They base this on the premises that undocumented immigrants are delinquents by default. But there is more to it.

In this video, I’m sharing my point of view as an immigrant who loves this country very much, which I consider my new home now.

The people of Arizona who support SB1070 should reconsider. Meanwhile the rest of us need to remind the U.S. government of their power to stop racism and xenophobia, in the name of justice and common sense.

David Seldon, a well-known attorney in Phoenix has also this to say:

TAKE ACTION
Contact these anti-immigrant AZ legislators and share your opinion:

Senator Frank Antenori
fantenori@azleg.gov
602-926-5683

Senator Chuck Gray
cgray@azleg.gov
602-926-5288

Senator Russell Pearce
rpearce@azleg.gov
602-926-5760

Most importantly, contact your Congress member and remind them that Immigration Reform is urgent and necessary.

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