A Perilous Blog

A project looming ahead for us deals with many of America's wars, as well as civil rights disagreements that happened during or as a result of the wars.  This broached in my mind a very recent issue that has been debated ever since it was put into act.  This is the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, more commonly known as Arizona SB (Senate Bill) 1070.  To sum up the Act, it allows Arizona police officers to investigate anyone that they suspect may be an illegal alien.  To learn more than just the basics of this Act, click here.  I'm sure that most, if not all of us in AIS would disagree with this Act.  It discriminates harshly against those with a Hispanic background.  What truly shocks me, more than the outrageous Act itself, is the fact that when this Act was put into play, a nationwide poll showed that 60% of those polled support the Act, while only 31% oppose.  I realize those people living in the South may be more inclined to support the Act, because they are more directly affected by illegal aliens.  Still, though, I can't see how a true American could condone this sort of blunt discrimination.  I agree that there needs to be something done about the amount of illegal aliens entering this country every year, but this Act is, in my opinion, definitely the wrong way to handle such a large issue.