Arizona becoming more strict on Immigration

Senator Russell Pearce has proposed a bill that is intended to be more strict on immigration in the state of Arizona. The bill demands people who are not citizens of the country to show legitimate proof of residence. Furthermore, it requires employers to do a background check and screening to make sure that the people they want to hire are in fact, legally in the country, anyone who is suspected to be in the country illegally to report it to the government. It makes it a state crime for anyone in Arizona to be in the country illegally.

Many people feel that Russell Pearce is being unfair towards immigrants in the state, a lot of latinos living in Arizona feel that they are being denied legal rights as well. Pearce has also been a strong proponent of deportation because he feels that there should not be illegal immigrants within the country and state borders. Senator John McCain feels that the bill will work because it will lay down the law for anyone who is in the country illegally. Again many members in the senate are skeptical, the democrats don't really see anything specifically wrong with the bill, but they can see the potential problems that it could have and how much it would cost for the bill to become an actual law. On the other hand, there are people who are for the bill because in the end it has to follow the law.

I think that this bill will become more controversial in the next few weeks. There seems to be many flaws, I don't think that a serious bill will really impact people. The bill, although not official yet has basically always been intact. I think that the state is just becoming more stricter about the policies on illegal immigration.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/us/20immig.html?ref=us