US activists protest immigration law

June 27th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

The rally came on Tuesday in reaction to a recent ruling from the US Supreme Court that upheld a portion of Arizona states’ controversial immigration law, known as SB1070.

The top court rejected the parts of the draconian law that required immigrants to obtain or carry immigration registration papers at all times, made it a state criminal offense for an illegal immigrant to seek work and allowed police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without warrants.

The court, however, upheld the so-called “show me your papers” requirement according to which police check the status of someone they suspect is not in the United States legally.

This is while immigrant rights groups say, California with the largest immigrant population in America, has the opportunity to fight against racial profiling via passing laws that protect communities instead of targeting them.

They also argue that by upholding the “show me your papers” clause, the court is endorsing the racial profiling which is already rampant in the US.

“Unfortunately we have ample evidence and experiences of individuals who are US citizens , third/fourth generation Arizonans who have been racially profiled, who have been stopped on protection stops then asked for their documents,” Angelica Salas, the executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, told Press TV.

Arizona authorities believe the law strictly prohibits racial profiling, but immigrant rights groups say the due to the way the law is written, there is no way to avoid racial profiling.

Meanwhile, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has declared the ruling a victory for her state, saying the “heart” of the law can now be implemented “in accordance with the US Constitution.”

An estimated 11 million people live in the United States illegally; most of them are Latinos and roughly half are visa overstays.

MR/JR