immigration

Ever since last April when Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer, signed into law the most overtly racist piece of legislation since the pre-Civil Rights Movement era, thousands of people across the U.S. have been mobilizing to resist SB 1070. The bill requires police officers in Arizona to demand documentation from anyone they suspect of being an “illegal” immigrant, and arrest anyone who fails to immediately provide proof of citizenship. The bill was closely followed by the passage of an equally outrageous new law: HB 2281, which banned ethnic studies classes in Arizona state schools.

“Conditions at the NW Detention Center are inhumane and violate international law and the US Constitution.”
—OneAmerica, www.WeAreOneAmerica.com

Checkpoints are often seen as a distant reality, occurring in countries far from this one. The truth is that there are checkpoints right here in Washington State.