Latino Politics and Arizona's Immigration Law SB 1070
. Ed(S): Magana, Lisa; Lee, Erik K.
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Paperback. This volume assembles leading commentators to provide the first scholarly analysis of Arizona's highly controversial anti-immigration law, SB 1070, which effectively criminalizes unauthorized immigrants through the use of the state's trespass legislation. Editor(s): Magana, Lisa; Lee, Erik K. Series: Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: J; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
Arizona has one of the fastest growing communities of Latino immigrants in the United States. In response to accusations that the Federal government was hampering the immigration enforcement actions of Arizona police, state Senator Russell Pearce introduced the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act.” Better known as SB 1070, the policy allows police officers in Arizona to arrest unauthorized immigrants under the state’s trespassing law. The law also gives officers the latitude to question and detain those that may appear suspicious, which may simply mean that they appear Latino. Under the State’s statute, immigrants can also be criminalized ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Series
Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489993489
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V9781489993489
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