Speak Out Against Arizona's Immigration Law

On April 23, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed SB1070 into law. SB1070 empowers police officers to stop and interrogate any individual about his/her lawful immigration status if they have "reasonable suspicion" and makes it a trespassing crime to be an undocumented person in Arizona. It has no safeguards against racial profiling and it increases the likelihood of arbitrary arrest and detention.

Human rights exist regardless of nationality, ethnicity or immigration status. In passing SB1070, Arizona has ignored this truth to the detriment of every individual who passes through the state.

While a federal judge recently prevented portions of the Arizona law from going into effect immediately, this action is only temporary. SB1070 could become law in the very near future. Tell your Senators that we need an immigration system that respects human rights!

Dear [Decision Maker],

On April 23, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed SB1070 into law. SB1070 empowers police officers to stop and interrogate every individual in the state regarding his or her citizenship status and makes it a crime to be an undocumented person in Arizona. If a person does not immediately present documents proving that he or she is legally in the US, s/he may be criminally prosecuted for trespassing, jailed, and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation.

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The bill contains no safeguards against racial profiling and increases the likelihood of arbitrary arrest and detention. These are all human rights violations. In passing SB1070, Arizona public officials ignored the fact that all human beings, whether citizens of the state in which they live or not, have human rights.
As Governor Brewer said when signing the bill, national immigration legislation is desperately needed. However, the absence of comprehensive immigration reform does not excuse the governor's own responsibility to preserve, promote, and protect the human rights of every individual in Arizona.

Our immigration system is broken. We need a humane immigration system that respects human rights now! Unfair and arbitrary enforcement that is unrelated to the real needs of our communities and to safety, that disregards family ties, that is arbitrary and out of proportion-all of which describes the Arizona law -has got to stop. I urge you to restore sanity to the system, and to ensure that the human rights of immigrants and refugees are respected in the U.S.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
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