Time for a news update on immigration :)
Gobernadora de Arizona acusa indocumentados de servir de "mulas" narcotráfico. Arizona Governor Acuses Undocumented Immigrants for Acting as Drug Mules.
From the title alone I'm already thinking, what a crazy bat, but lets see what this article says.
June 27, 2010, Washington - Arizona governor, Jan Brewer, asserted today that the majority of undocumented immigrants are used as "mules" by drug dealers to bring drugs into the U.S., fueling the fire around the debate of illegal immigration.
"I believe that under the circumstances we find ourselves under today, the majority of illegal intruders living in Arizona are being directed and controlled by drug cartels who are introducing drugs into the area", assured Brewer. She added that although many undocumented immigrants come to the U.S. in search of work, drug dealers pressure them to serve as "mules" or dealers. Brewer did not present any official data that would confirm her statement, but insisted that undocumented immigrants "are harassed (by drug dealers) until they give into their requests.
T.J.Bonner, president of the union representing Border Patrol agents, contradicted the argument made by Brewer by pointing out that drug smuggling brings about greater consequences than illegally crossing into the U.S., and the number of undocumented immigrants looking for work willing to take such great risks are quite small.
The statements made by Brewer, enthusiastically rejected by pro-immigration groups, come at a time when Barack Obama's government is due to present, as soon as next week, a lawsuit challenging bill SB1070, which criminalizes illegal presence in Arizona. Even though the Department of Justice has insisted these last few weeks that they continue to "review" this controversial law, Obama's government has assured the press that the lawsuit against SB1070 is imminent.
SB1070 is due to go into effect this July 29th, unless stopped by a federal judge. Brewer is the subject of 3 out of 5 lawsuits presented by civic groups, who argue that SB1070 will give way to discrimination against Hispanic immigrants. This law will allow police to question and verify a person's legal status after detaining them for a violation.
The U.S. government agrees with civic groups across the nation that the duty to implement immigration laws falls in the hands of the Federal government, and that the immigration problems will not be solved with laws like SB1070. Brewer met with Barack Obama June 3rd, made it clear she is not afraid of the lawsuits and has reiterated the conservative's position that safety on the border must be enforced before initializing any dialogue on immigration reform. Meanwhile, Arizona state authorities prepare for the legal battle to commence upon the effect of SB1070. They have accumulated $123,000 in private donations to defend the law with private attorneys, according the Brewer's office.
On June 28th, top government officials will be traveling to Phoenix , capital of Arizona, to analyze the details of the deployment of 1,200 soldiers from the National Guard to the southern border and disbursement of an additional $500 million to fortify surveillance in the area.
It's mind blowing to me when I hear allegations like these, "the majority of illegal immigrants are drug mules", "illegal immigrants are only here to steal our jobs", THE NERVE!!! I suppose we all fall to completely false statements when we are blinded by anger towards a certain social groups.
Being who I am based on the circumstances of my life, my mental eyes have been opened so wide I am capable of seeing both sides of issues for the most part. But how can people straight up say crazy things like that when the reality clearly disproves it . . . I think the worse part of this is that the ignorant, uninformed public blindly believes and repeats the false statements and from this is where social stigmas are born. So sad, the state of society.
Share your thoughts, I'd love to hear them, you're so quiet out there.
MUCH LOVE!!!
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