By Gabriella Landeros
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear the federal government’s challenge to Arizona’s controversial immigration law, proponents of SB 1070 are taking to Capitol Hill to emphasize the negative impact the law and copy-cat pieces of legislation have had on their communities.
“We need an immigration system that allows agricultural communities like mine to thrive,” Mayor Paul Bridges from Uvalda said during a press conference with fellow advocates.”Those who are living here without papers are very much a part of our communities and they have contributed to the economic growth that we’ve had over the years.”
Arizona’s SB 1070 Act allows officers to question and request identification from individuals they suspect of being illegal immigrants. Several states have taken on similar laws, a development that Andre Segura, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) represents a “race to the bottom.”
Segura, the lead litigator in the suits against anti-immigrant laws in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Utah, emphasized that the bills are not just hurting communities, but are also proving to be unpopular.
“Where states were once recklessly attempting to outdo each other to see who can be the most anti-immigrant … attempts to pass more copycat legislation have failed in every state this year, even in states where legislators vowed to pass sweeping new anti-immigrant measures.”
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