WE CONTINUE TO OPPOSE SB1070

The Arizona Interfaith Network and Arizonans for Immigration Reform continue to oppose SB1070 because of the many problems cited by Fr. Glenn Jenks in his testimony on March 31 before the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee, which went well beyond the one concern reported by the Arizona Republic in the following article.

They included:

1. Employers will face increased scrutiny of their employment practices which could discourage them from hiring Latinos in order to avoid lawsuits.
2. Arizona’s economy will be hurt by driving away Latinos, who do pay taxes, and by discouraging new businesses from moving to Arizona.
3. Members of the Latino community will feel less willing to cooperate with law enforcement for fear of being challenged regarding their citizenship status.
4. Law enforcement officers will be authorized to arrest, without a warrant, any person the officer believes to be in Arizona without legal documentation.
5. Volunteers driving elderly to appointments could be found guilty of unlawful transporting if they had reason to believe the passenger was undocumented. Personal vehicles could be impounded if the driver were charged with unlawful transport.

April 1, 2010 Arizona Republic: House Weighs Migrant Bill

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