Only One Republican Federal Lawmaker Has Spoken Out Against Arizona’s Draconian Immigration Law
Both progressives and conservatives have sharply criticized Arizona’s new strict immigration law that requires local police to attempt to determine the immigration status of anyone they encounter as part of a “lawful contact” and allows them to arrest undocumented immigrants. The ACLU warns that the law will “exacerbate racial profiling,” and former Republican Arkansas governor has similarly said that “Hispanic Americans have the right to be unhappy about the fact that they might be pulled over.” Even far-right former Colorado Republican congressman Tom Tancredo, who said he supports the Arizona law, has stated, “I do not want people here, there in Arizona, pulled over because you look like [you] should be pulled over.” In the U.S. House and Senate, however, Republicans have been far quieter. AWIP: AZ Truck driver forced to show birth certificate claims racial-profiling -Video.