This article was written by the San Jose Mercury News in 2010, which talks about the city of San Jose was considering to boycott the state of Arizona due to the immigration law, which is going get in the way of business for both parties. San Jose spended millions of dollars in business with companies that are located in Arizona, such as a stun-gun company called Taser International, and a commercial trash hauler named Allied Waste. There is a split decision on whether to go forward with the boycott, since there were some arguments that was mention in the article, and was the reason for the boycott delayed. The majority of the city council members wanted to send a message, a message that they do not support the immigration law, yet the other
city council members said we have no business telling Arizona how to govern itself. The boycott also suggested that San Jose would denounce Arizona's law and would be joining legal efforts to overturn it. The article used terms, such as “racial profiling, harassment, and discriminatory,” to described the effects and treatment of the law to anyone that looks mexican. Latino and civil-rights groups are worried that the law will make immigrants who are here to be fearful of government, reluctant to report any crimes, or to seek treatment for sickness. Words like “support” and “favor” was the foundation for approving the immigration law. According to the article, a poll had been done by Quinnipiac University, and had found that approximately half of the voters demanded an immigration law like Arizona's. The poll shows most voters are for the immigration law, even though the law seems to be prejudice towards the immigrants, yet the voters only have the best interests for what they believe is right. In conclusion of this article from the San Jose Mercury News in 2010, written by John Woolfolk, San Jose was considering to boycott the state of Arizona due to the immigration law. Even though the boycott was proposed, it was unsuccessful to make an impact.
1. As the person, responsible for labor relations at Barrera Recycling Company, articulate a case to support your contention that there was just cause for the discharge of Erin McNamara.
Anti-defamation League. “Arizona: The Key Players in the Anti-immigrant Movement.” Adi.org. 2013. Web. 19 Oct 2013.
Vote no to an anti-immigration and deceitful act such as the Arizona’s Law SB 1070. Let’s think about what if those immigrants don’t let U. S. citizens come to their countries? What if these immigrants cut off all connections with America? What will happen to the sandbox? Maybe some of the legal citizens will need to do their jobs; for example, cleaning bathrooms for living at a minimum wage.
It varies from lawsuits against the Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for racial profiling, to Arizona laws against the Hispanic Community. Sheriff Apraio has been facing the lawsuit since 2007 and the federal judges have found the sheriff agency to have racially profiled Hispanics during patrol operations (Holstege). This creates a hostile environment towards law enforcement in general among the Hispanic community, not only the Sheriff Office. The law basically allows law enforcement officers to request documentation or proof of legal status of anyone who they have “reasonable doubt they are illegally in this country.” However, how can you have “reasonable doubt” that someone is illegal on this country? Well, their appearance, their language? South Phoenix, a neighborhood mostly composed by Hispanics from Mexican ancestry, has experienced the targeting of this law due to their appearance. Almost every Hispanic resident of South Phoenix neighborhood feared the repercussion of the law. Even US citizens and legal US residents were terrified of law enforcement officers due to their appearance. They stopped coming out of their houses, unless it was extremely necessary, just to avoid contact with law enforcement (Szkupinski). How can you trust the people that are supposed to protect you, if they are the ones terrorizing your neighborhood? How can you report a real crime, if you do you can
On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Janice K. Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SOLESNA), or Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (S.B. 1070, as it is popularly known). The purpose of the act is “... to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States” (Senate Bill 1070, 2010). Arizona Senate Bill 1070 is considered one of the harshest anti-immigration law due to it’s enforcements. Nevertheless, it is not the first law of it’s kind. Geographically, Arizona is prime for an anti-immigration bill such as S.B. 1070, as it is one of four states (including California, Texas, and New Mexico) that borders Mexico. Previously, Arizona passed laws such as proposition 200 in 2004, “which barred the provision of public benefits to illegal aliens and required proof of citizenship when individuals registered to vote” (Kobach, 2011). Then it followed with the Arizona human smuggling law in 2005 and the Legal Arizona Workers Act of 2007, “which made Arizona the first state in the nation to require all businesses to use the federal E-Verify program to confirm the work authorization of employees” (Kobach, 2011). While a bill such as S.B. 1070 can generate much controversy, support for its enactment can be traced back to Rob Krentz, an Arizona farmer that “ was shot and killed 30 miles outside of Douglas, Arizona nearly a month before the bill passed” (Long-Garcia, 2010). Although nobody was charged with the crime, the local authorities believed it to be the act of drug smugglers. According to The Battle for Arizona by Nathan Thornburgh, Krentz’s death arose issues that have been talked about before the incident but have not been dealt w...
While revenue generated by illegal immigrants help support the federal, state and local governments coffers. The overall costs associated with illegal immigrants and the negative impact it has on social services, education, and unemployment are detrimental to our economy. If Texas doesn’t take a stand against illegal immigration, illegal immigration is going force the Texas economy dry.
Again, Arizona’s immigrations law can created a racial profiling issue, and the racism issue can lead to more social issue like create more negative social issues, impact human psychological stress, and impact human health. We should abolish Arizon’s immigration law because people come to the United State to achieve the America’s dream, which can provide for people an advance future. . We should give every people a chance to achieve their own goals, and an advance
Kevin Beck presented some information to us about day labors in New York. The part that stood out was that the community around the designated labor site was perceived to be an area where there was an excess of crime even though there had been no real record of such an event. This claim of crime contributed to the shutdown of the only legal means that unauthorized immigrants had to obtain work within the city (Beck). A similar situation happened in Manassas, Virginia where the exclusionary ordinance that was passed in city council was based purely on anecdotal evidence that there was a rise in crime caused by the “illegal immigrants”. When the facts were examined, there was actually a consistent yearly drop in crime in the city (Eric Byler,
Home Land security statistics on immigration verifies that there are approximately 11 million illegal immigrants who reside in the United States. In Arizona, there is an estimate of 460,000 unauthorized immigrants in 2009. (United States). Arizona borders with Mexico and it is implied that the majority of the illegal immigrants are of a Mexican background. These figures are understandable disturbing to Arizona’s local government primarily and the nation as a whole. The large influx of illegal immigrants is causing severe economic and social problems. Prisons, schools, and hospitals are the institutions that receive the direct blows of the state’s immigration problems. For these reasons, law makers in the State of Arizona justify their new “suspicious” immigration law (Matthews Mark K).
“Arizona’s economy, including construction and hospitality industries (hotels, restaurants, etc), has depended on undocumented workers for decades”(Altheide 181). In the United States, the undocumented immigrants normally do most constructions that take place. This goes towards the infrastructure development in the country that relies on the efforts of the immigrants. On the fields, the same undocumented immigrants work hard to ensure that the common citizen can access fresh vegetables on the shelves of grocery stores. The immigrants also ensure that homes are kept neat by working as house helps, and they assist senior citizens with their daily chores and help in the landscaping of homes in the United States.
There is an estimated count of “about 1 million unauthorized immigrants in Los Angeles” (Capp and Fortuny) out of a population of nine million reside in the city (US Census Bureau). Immigrants from all over the world move to Los Angeles because of the wide opportunities the city provides through the numerous schools and various employment occupati...
Despite having to battle discrimination and poor neighborhoods, second and third generation Mexican-Americans have made a great strife to overcome large obstacles. Mexican-Americans are finally gaining representation in city government representing the 9.6 million Mexican residents of Los Angeles. White politicians can no longer ignore Mexicans in Los Angeles, as former mayor Richard Riordan saw in the elections of 1997, in which his re-election was largely in part to the high turnout of Mexican voters in his favor. Although Capitalism still exists in the greater Los Angeles, its influence is not as great as it was fifty years ago. Los Angeles continues to serve as the breeding grounds for new cultures, ideologies, and alternative lifestyles. The pursuit of the American Dream becomes a reality for most immigrants in LA. LA is a great place to live, party, and be from. I knew little about the history of Los Angeles prior to this course, but now I am well prepared to answer the question of, “What makes Los Angeles, Los Angeles?”
In today's world there exists a long list of environmental problems caused by the human race. One of the smaller and lesser known is that of textile waste. “Nearly 21 billion pounds of textiles are thrown out each year” (What Do Stores Do with Unsold Merchandise?). Included in this waste are sporting goods textiles. Not only is old equipment thrown out new equipment is also thrown out. Some places would love any equipment old or new because they don't have it. Because there is such a large quantity of textile waste generated due to unsold or unused products, more organizations need to be established in order to collect and transport these textiles to less fortunate people in developing countries where the need for these items is greater.
Mumbai the financial capital of India and capital of the Indian State of Maharashtra is one of the most developed cities in India. It is also the most populous city in India and the fourth most populous city in the world. The total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million it includes cities of Navi Mumbai and Thane. It lies on the west coast and was named an Alpha world city. It is the richest city in India and has the highest GDP of any city in South, West or Central Asia. [1]
Aluminum is an element in the boron group with a symbol of Al, and an atomic number of 13. Aluminum is a very soft metal when pure but becomes strong and hard when alloyed, a malleable metal with a silvery gray color. Aluminum is a very reactive element so it is found in nature combined with other elements. Aluminum resists corrosion by the formation of a self-protecting oxide coating. Aluminum is the third most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, following oxygen and silicon. It makes up approximately 8% by weight of the Earth’s surface. Although this is evident, it is also apparent that aluminum is never found by itself in nature. All of the earth’s aluminum has combined with other elements to form compounds and in order to create new aluminum products; it has to be taken out of that specific compound. Aluminum does not rust like other elements, therefore it always remains strong and shiny, which means reused aluminum is almost identical to a brand new piece of metal. An electrochemical process creates aluminum. An electrochemical process is “the direct process end use in which electricity is used to cause a chemical transformation” ( E.I.A. Government). Major uses of electrochemical processes occur in the aluminum industry in which alumina is reduced to molten aluminum metal and oxygen, where than the aluminum can be used into making several different materials. Electrochemical processes, although very useful, can have serious environmental consequences. To help reduce the consequences that the production of aluminum creates, the idea of aluminum recycling comes into play.