Are We Thinking Too Much?

If you came to America, how would you feel if they wouldn't restricted you from doing certain things?

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I believe that American lawmakers are harsh to illegal immigrants because they make restrictions against illegal immigrants and argue with our country's government over it.

Arizona law makers have proposed a package of immigration restrictions that might strike controversy in our country. Many of these restrictions make illegal immigrants mad because most of the restrictions are things that many people need. The Obama administration went to court to block this issue. All of the information from this blog post is from the article Arizona Lawmakers Push a New Round of Immigration Restrictions. This article was published by the New York Times. The New York Times is an award winning newspaper that is very popular.

Q: What restrictions are include in this bill?

A: According to the article illegal immigrants would be barred from driving in the state, enrolling in school or receiving most public benefits. Their children would receive special birth certificates that would make clear that the state does not consider them Arizona citizens. They are also not allowed to access schooling and the right to state citizenship but the Supreme Court is dealing with them. There was also a legislation that was passed that compelled police officers to inquire about the immigration status of those they stopped whom they suspected were in the country illegally.

Q: How do illegal immigrants feel about this?

A: The author claims that illegal Immigrants do not like this. There have been some revolts, boycotts, and accusations but none of them were a big deal. In Tucson, a community group was so enraged by what it called the extremist nature of the proposals from Phoenix that it proposed severing the state in two, creating what some call Baja Arizona. “Denying citizenship to children because they have parents without documents is crazy,” said the Rev. Javier Perez, a Roman Catholic priest and immigrant from Mexico.

Q: What has the government done about this?

A: The author of the article states that republicans have a majority in the Legislature, the restrictions on citizenship failed to win approval in the Judiciary Committee. The Obama Administration has declined these bills. Many state lawmakers are furious over the Obama administrations lawsuit challenging the restrictions. There has been no compromise over this issue.

After reading this article I learned that many lawmakers are very harsh, It is almost like they are jealous of the people coming to America. I think that we should just accept them because they do benefit our country.