A proposed law pending in the Arizona legislature, S.B. 1070, would oppress foreign nationals and U.S. citizens alike \u2013 especially if they don\u2019t seem to some folks like \u201creal Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some are characterizing Senate Bill 1070 as \u201chate legislation.\u201d Hitler would have liked it while his National Socialists were revving up their engines circa 1935. If it becomes law, Arizona will suddenly be transformed into an unfriendly place for foreign nationals and U.S. citizens alike. Provisions in the proposed bill would criminalize noncitizens and dehumanize anyone who might not look, act, speak, or smell like an American.<\/p>\n
For instance, the law requires that it would be up to state officials to determine a person\u2019s immigration status. If someone they encounter in the course of their work is \u201creasonably suspected\u201d to be unlawfully present in the United States, their suspicions would suddenly become lawful vigilantism. All people in Arizona would be vulnerable to racial (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A proposed law pending in the Arizona legislature, S.B. 1070, would oppress foreign nationals and U.S. citizens alike \u2013 especially if they don\u2019t seem to some folks like \u201creal Americans.\u201d Some are characterizing Senate Bill 1070 as \u201chate legislation.\u201d Hitler…<\/span><\/p>\n