Using specific evidence to support your arguments, are you for or against Arizona SB 1070?

Although it is true that AZ SB 1070 has the support from the majority of the country, this does not trump the rights to the minority in this law. Many people who are in favor in the law and who believe in its constitutionality believe that Arizona is not violating A.1 S.8 of the Constitution, but instead say that it is " pitching in a hand " in stopping illegal immigration (Navarrette, 2010). However, this argument is highly flawed because if states begin violating the supremacy clause then the laws created are obviously unconstitutional. Furthermore, although the majority of Americans support this law, it violates the rights of others, and as i learned in my government class "majority rules, minority rights" meaning that the majority of the country cannot receive what they want, if it violates the rights of the minority, who are the watchdogs making sure that they are not silenced (Navarrette, 2010). The biggest issue with the law has to be this because, the law will bring up much controversy and you truly only hear the minority calling for this law to be reppealed, as if the minority was the majority. Therefore the best way for these two seperate views to find common ground will be through compromise, which is the best way for all to be happy.

The fact that this law steps all over the rights of the minority is not the only reason why the law is wrong. The most obvious reason for why the law is unconstitutional is the fact that it basically promotes racial profiling. Although it directly states that aprehending officers should not racially profile people when asking them for their papers, the only true way you can ask specific people is if they do not look like white americans, and this is racial profiling (Navarrette, 2010). This is racial profiling because if an american citizen who was either born of lation parents or who became citizens through the lengthy process, could be asked for papers and this could enrage some people. Furthermore, this law hurts itself because not only are businesses boycotting Arizona goods, but some people are even promoting the idea that you should not travel to Arizona (Carcamo, 2010). Therefore, not only is the law hurting Americas minorities, but it also hurts itself because these boycotts will eventually leave the states economy to go worse and worse.

Ruben Navarrette Jr. "Arizona law heading for court showdown." CNN 12 Jul. 2010, CNN.com. Web. 12 Jul. 2010.

Cindy Carcamo. "ACLU warns of traveling to Arizona." Orange County Register 1 Jul. 2010, Proquest. web . 12 Jul. 2010.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/06/24/navarrette.arizona.showdown/index.html?iref=allsearch

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