Even though Governor Jan Brewer only signed SB 1070 last Friday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been enforcing the law for three years! If ever there was doubt that this law institutionalizes racial profiling against brown Arizonans, many of whom are legally in this country, check out this story about a Latino-American trucker who was arrested and detained for not having his birth certificate on him while making a delivery. The trucker, born in Fresno, was held in a jail until his wife rushed there with both their birth certificates — showing that both are domestic-born Americans.
Hey, Sheriff Joe — one question for you: how many White people in Phoenix can tell a story like this?
Turns out, Sheriff Joe doesn’t have an answer to that question. He was grilled about that, and other things, by Reverend Al Sharpton on Larry King Live tonight. And boy, did Reverend Al out-class our homegrown Sherriff. The interview culminated in a pimp slap of pimp slaps. Watch the whole interview here — trust me, it’s worth it:
Damn skippy, Reverend Al! If you come down to Arizona to initiate the next Freedom march, you can bet your out-dated perm I will be right there marching with you!
[...] minority communities from forming coalitions and building bridges. Even Reverend Al Sharpton, who spoke the other night on Larry King Live, failed to talk about the impact of SB 1070 on the non-Hispanic [...]
When Shakira stated “that I am pretty much undocumented” is absolutely ridiculous. She came to our country with documents. When entering into the United States legitimately you must show your passport, which Shakira certainly did. By challenging Arpaio to come and get her because she left her passport at her 5 star hotel clearly indicates Shakira does not understand the Arizona Senate Bill 1070. By Shakria not carrying her passport or identification does not mean she will be arrested. One must engage in illegal activity to be arrested and asked for identification, which most likely Shakira will not be engaging in illegal activity. For someone to rally other individuals without fully understanding the SB 1070 is irresponsible. People (including Shakira) need to take the time to fully understand the law before grand standing to an audience who expects her to be informed. Shakira should respect the United State’s freedom of speech and should be fully educated on the law before leading an emotional charged crowd. This law is not new, it is enforcing what is already in place by the Federal Government. It is a Federal crime to be an illegal alien thus the term “illegal alien.” Crime has become an increasing problem in Arizona. The law is designed to punish criminals for being criminals not for being illegal immigrants. Which all members of our community should embrace. If the Federal Government would take illegal immigration seriously there could be alternatives for this law. But the Federal Government ignored Arizona’s immigration problem and decided they could not rely on the Federal Government for help. Arizona’s actions are directed against the members of the immigrant community that are criminals. Anyone, citizen or non-citizen, should agree that the increased violence around our boarders needs to be addressed. Immigrants and citizens need to work together to reduce crime. Shame on you Shakria for further inflaming a passionate subject that should be addressed rationally. Shame on you everyone else for not educating yourself on the SB 1070. For those of you that want to be educated you can read the full law here