The Debate Over Arizona Immigration Law sb1070

Today I read an article about the Debate Over Arizona Immigration Law Comes to U.S. Court from the New York Times by Randal C. Archibold.

This debate is centered on Arizona immigration law sb1070. This law would allow officers to check the immigration status of any person that they pull over or arrest. Critics of the law argue that the state of Arizona does not have the right to administer immigration status arrests since this is a right reserved for the national government.

I chose this article because it shows a current event application of the difference between enumerated and reserved rights in the regulation of immigration. Since the law is being tried in federal court the winner of the debate will most likely be the federal government. Finally I believe that the law should be annulled since “the Arizona Supreme Court has allowed race to be considered when making an immigration stop".