Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Final thoughts on SB1070

Well finally I am DONE with researching immigration and SB1070, so here are some final blurbs about the topic. I was personally never affected nor did I really think about immigration and migrant workers as a huge part of my life. I grew up and still live in a town that shelters thousands of these workers, and other agricultural cities that cherish these workers are not too far away. Therefore, I am accustomed to seeing these people every day be it on the street waiting for work, or actually working on farms or in restaurants. However, and we all know this, it is HIGHLY unappreciated when three workers in a truck are sitting next to me while I am in my car and they are gawking and whistling disrespectfully and obnoxiously. I'm sorry. I just had to get that out there because I am positive it happens to a lot of women in all states and cities. Back to my point, I have gained more knowledge and opinion on SB1070 as I have done all of my research. I feel like SB1070 isn't worth all of the trouble when it is putting Arizona police officers in a very tough situation. They work hard to gain the trust of the citizens and to protect communities from actual criminals that really do do horrible things. It's wrong for Arizona governors and senators to put more weight on these police officers by having them risk the trust they have gained with the people due to the danger of too much racial profiling. Mind you, these officers are not trained in immigration enforcement, so it is hard for them to determine whether or not a person is illegal or not. Also, these immigrants are coming into the US to look for work and make a living. Why can't we pride ourselves on being the place people turn to for help, instead of giving them the cold shoulder and make America into an uninviting and savage place??  I hope SB1070-like laws do not come to California because I do not want the cops I know to become racist assholes and have to not trust them. Well, I would still trust them when I need them, but I would despise having to see Latinos of all origins be persecuted just because of their skin color.

3 comments:

  1. Great post Lauren. You bring up some great points, especially with respect to your female perspective.

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  2. Sorry to hear that "gawking, obnoxious" things happen to you, however, we better not judge whole group by meeting only few of them. However, i do see the point, and i agree that they were rude and that should not happen to anyone.

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  3. well its not "meeting a few of them" when i see them every day on the road and they all do the same thing. and im not judging them as a whole at all. i have personally met some illegal immigrants and there are quite a few who are respectable, kind people. it definitely shouldnt happen but unfortunately men of all races and ages etc do it and we'll never be rid of it :l

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