Fact Sheet On New Arizona Immigration Law

[Rockclimber]

Imagine that...this immigration law is a smart move in the direction to put a small dent in our finanacial woes, and people still bitch about it. We are a nation that has gone batshit insane. They call enforcing the already existing laws "nazism" because they dare ask for people's papers? Fucking idiots. If you are in the US illegally, fuck off and get out.

Fact Sheet On New Arizona Immigration Law
Center For Immigration Studies
4-30-10

 

WASHINGTON ­- The new law recently signed by the governor of Arizona, SB 1070, makes it a state crime to violate some federal immigration statutes. While the law is extremely popular in the state, with 70 percent of Arizona voters approving of it and just 23 percent opposed, it has raised controversy. Below is a brief summary of the relevant information on illegal immigration in Arizona, followed by a short analysis of SB 1070's major provisions.

 

Illegal Immigration In Arizona  

 

The federal government estimated that Arizona had one of the fastest growing illegal immigrant populations in the country, increasing from 330,000 in 2000 to 560,000 by 2008.<#1>1

 

Arizona has adopted other laws to deter the settlement of illegal immigrants in the state in recent years. The federal government estimates that the illegal immigrant population dropped by 18 percent in the state from 2008 to 2009, compared to a 7 percent drop for the nation as a whole.<#2>2 This may be evidence that the state enforcement efforts are having an impact.

 

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has found that 22 percent of felonies in the county are committed by illegal immigrants.<#3>3 Illegal immigrants are estimated to be 10 percent of the county's adult population.<#4>4

 

Analysis of data from State Criminal Alien Assistance Program showed that illegal immigrants were 11 percent of the state's prison population. Illegal immigrants were estimated to be 8 percent of state's adult population at the time of the analysis.<#5>5

 

Approximately 17 percent of those arrested by the Border Patrol in its Tucson Sector have criminal records in the United States.<#6>6

 

The issue of illegal immigration and crime is very difficult to measure, and while in Arizona there is evidence that illegal immigrants are committing a disproportionate share of crime, it is not clear this is the case nationally.<#7>7

 

In 2007, the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that 12 percent of workers in the Arizona are illegal immigrants.<#8>8

 

In 2007, the Center estimated that illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children (under 18) comprise one-fifth of those in the state living in poverty, one-third of those without health insurance, and one out of six students in the state's schools.<#9>9

 

In 2007, the Center estimated that one-third of households headed by illegal immigrants in Arizona used at least one major welfare program, primarily food-assistance programs or Medicaid. Benefits were typically received on behalf of U.S.-born children.<#10>10

 

The new law (SB 1070) is extremely popular among Arizona voters. A Rasmussen poll found that 70 percent of voters approve of the new bill, and just 23 percent oppose it.<#11>11

 

 

Among the new law's provisions:

 

The new Arizona law mirrors federal law, which already requires aliens (non-citizens) to register and carry their documents with them (8 USC 1304(e) and 8 USC 1306(a)). The new Arizona law simply states that violating federal immigration law is now a state crime as well. Because illegal immigrants are by definition in violation of federal immigration laws, they can now be arrested by local law enforcement in Arizona.

 

The law is designed to avoid the legal pitfall of "pre-emption," which means a state can't adopt laws that conflict with federal laws. By making what is a federal violation also a state violation, the Arizona law avoids this problem.

 

The law only allows police to ask about immigration status in the normal course of "lawful contact" with a person, such as a traffic stop or if they have committed a crime.

 

Estimates from the federal government indicate that more than 80 percent of illegal immigrants come from Latin America.<#12>12 Thus, there is concern that police may target only Hispanics for enforcement.

 

Before asking a person about immigration status, law enforcement officials are required by the law to have "reasonable suspicion" that a person is an illegal immigrant. The concept of "reasonable suspicion" is well established by court rulings. Since Arizona does not issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, having a valid license creates a presumption of legal status. Examples of reasonable suspicion include:

 

A driver stopped for a traffic violation has no license, or record of a driver's license or other form of federal or state identification.

A police officer observes someone buying fraudulent identity documents or crossing the border illegally.

A police officer recognizes a gang member back on the street who he knows has been previously deported by the federal government.

 

The law specifically states that police, "may not solely consider race, color or national origin" when implementing SB 1070.

 

When Arizona's governor signed the new law, she also issued an executive order requiring the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to provide local police with additional training on what does and what does not constitute "reasonable suspicion."<#13>13

 

 

# # #

 

The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent non-partisan research institution that examines the impact of immigration on the United States. It is not involved in drafting legislation and has not formally endorsed or opposed SB 1070.

 

 

Endnotes

 

1 See Table 4 "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008," http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/stat ... e_2008.pdf.

 

2 See 'Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009," Table 4, http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/stat ... e_2009.pdf See also Table 4 "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008," http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/stat ... e_2008.pdf.

 

3 The Maricopa County Attorney's office report is at: http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/2008 ... epaper.pdf.

 

4 See Table 3 in "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantCrime.

 

5 See Table 6 in "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantCrime.

 

6 See "The Krentz Bonfire: Will the murder of a respected Cochise County rancher change anything on our border?" Tucson Weekly, April 29, 2010, http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the- ... id=1945848.

 

7 The Center for Immigration Studies has conducted a detailed review of the literature and data available on crime. Nationally it is very difficult to come to a clear conclusion about crime rates among immigrants. The report, "Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue," is at: http://www.cis.org/ImmigrantCrime.

 

8 See Tables 21 in "Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population," http://www.cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007.

 

9 See Tables 23, 24, and 26 in "Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population," http://www.cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007.

 

10 See Tables 25 in "Immigrants in the United States, 2007: A Profile of America's Foreign-Born Population," http://www.cis.org/immigrants_profile_2007.

 

11 Rasmussen poll released April 21, 2010, of likely voters in Arizona, http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_ ... /election_

2010_senate_elections/arizona/70_of_arizona_voters_favor_new_

state_measure_cracking_down_on_illegal_immigration.

 

12 See 'Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009," Figure 2, http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/stat ... e_2009.pdf.

 

13 See http://www.azpost.state.az.us/bulletins/eo201009.pdf.

 

Contact Mark Krikorian, (202) 466-8185, mailto:msk@cis.org">msk@cis.org

[scorpio]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDlutO0KK7g&feature=player_embedded

^^^ Video of Illegal aliens threatening Americans.
This is a big problem, folks.
Many of these illegals are fed the myth that this land was stolen from them in 1492 and they want to re-establish Aztlan.
Check the "La Raza" website and "Voice of Atzlan" website if you don't believe me.
We all know who is behind this plan  

Thanks for posting the info RC  :up:

[superzebra]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDlutO0KK7g&feature=player_embedded

^^^ Video of Illegal aliens threatening Americans.
This is a big problem, folks.

Thanks for posting the info RC  :up:

scorpio hallo,

i am not american.but i do support national state.
this law is very strange.the american political system is controll by jews.
on the surface this law against jews Interest,because they agianst national state and american nationalism.
this law means the police can arrest every person who looks illegal imgt.
maybe this law ment to target american patriots who are against jew controll.
the police can say you look like an imgt and we can arrest u,just because you are anti-zionist.


is my point is clear?

sorry

[MikeWB]

Shit just got real!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/30/ari ... tml?hpt=T1

Arizona deputy shot by alleged undocumented immigrant, officials say
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 30, 2010 9:35 p.m. EDT


Deputy shot in Arizona
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Pinal County deputy contacts authorities after being wounded in a remote area
Pinal County has been described as a key transit point for illegal immigrants
Deputies routinely patrol for illegal immigrants and smugglers
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Arizona Immigration
Shootings
(CNN) -- A sheriff's deputy in central Arizona was shot Friday afternoon by an alleged illegal immigrant, authorities said.
The shooting comes amid a national debate over Arizona's tough new immigration law that allows police to demand proof of legal residency. Arizona lawmakers say the law is needed because the federal government has failed to enforce border security with Mexico, allowing more than 450,000 illegal immigrants to move into the state.
The Pinal County deputy, who was not immediately identified, contacted authorities after being wounded in the desert, saying he had been shot by an illegal immigrant with an AK-47, said Lt. Tammy Villar, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
Villar initially said the deputy was being transported to a hospital. However, she told CNN affiliate KNXV that authorities had lost radio contact with the deputy and that a search was on for him and the shooter.
KNXV: Deputy stopped five suspects
By 6 p.m., the deputy had been located, but the search continued for the shooter, according to CNN affiliate KPNX. The report came from a KPNX reporter aboard a chopper at the scene.
KPNX: Deputy expected to survive
Pinal County is between Phoenix and Tucson and has been described as a key transit point for illegal immigrants and drug traffickers. Sheriff Paul Babeu said an estimated 80 percent of illegal immigrants eventually pass through his county along the way to other locations.
Earlier this week, a CNN crew spent 12 hours on patrol with Pinal County deputies. In that time, the deputies captured more than 50 suspected illegal immigrants and about 2,000 pounds of marijuana.
Deputies in the department routinely patrol for illegal immigrants and smugglers, and it is not uncommon for them to be in the field alone, officials said. It was not immediately clear what led the deputy to engage with the shooter Friday.
The shooting is sure to heat up the debate around the new Arizona law. Critics say the law is unconstitutional and will lead to racial profiling, which is illegal. But Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and others who support the bill say it does not involve profiling or other illegal acts and will cut down on illegal immigration.
"Frankly this is just a very horrible story, but we should not generalize," Alfonso Aguilar, former chief of the U.S. Citizenship Office, told CNN's Rick Sanchez when news of Friday's shooting broke. "We should focus on the criminality of the drug traffickers ... not scapegoat undocumented immigrants who do not pose any threat to society."
Brewer on Friday signed a bill that makes changes to the immigration law, saying the changes will ease concerns about racial profiling.
The law, which will go into effect in 90 days, has already drawn at least two lawsuits and condemnation from the Mexican government and other Latin American nations. Prominent entertainers, including Shakira and Linda Ronstadt, also have spoken against the law. Some critics are calling for a boycott of Arizona, urging tourists to stay away and that no one do business with companies in the state.

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

There's a 25,000 Kill war happening on the Southern Border....among the Mexicans!  Wow. Mexicans make Mexicos...
Reminds me of 1 million killed in the Mexican civil war in the early 20th Century?

Like what's new with Bandolero Mexicans?

HANG REBELS TO TREES.; Many Bodies Show Mexico's Summary Method of Treating Insurrectos.

December 15, 1912, Sunday

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14. -- Sixty bodies of rebels hanging from trees were counted by persons traveling by road yesterday from Los Cruces to Tomasoaltepect in the State of Mexico. This is one of the results of the campaign conducted against the rebels in that district by Col. Riveroll. His troops yesterday defeated a detachment of rebels at Las Cruces.

[Rockclimber]

There's a 25,000 Kill war happening on the Southern Border....among the Mexicans!  Wow. Mexicans make Mexicos...
Reminds me of 1 million killed in the Mexican civil war in the early 20th Century?

Like what's new with Bandolero Mexicans?

HANG REBELS TO TREES.; Many Bodies Show Mexico's Summary Method of Treating Insurrectos.

December 15, 1912, Sunday

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14. -- Sixty bodies of rebels hanging from trees were counted by persons traveling by road yesterday from Los Cruces to Tomasoaltepect in the State of Mexico. This is one of the results of the campaign conducted against the rebels in that district by Col. Riveroll. His troops yesterday defeated a detachment of rebels at Las Cruces.

Which is why I say we need to get out of these wars for Israel and policing nations, put our troops on the borders (hell this kind of shit is coming  further into OUR border cities) and end this nonsense once and for all.