World events are strongly affected by their site and situation. After reading several news articles/events, select one and discuss it in terms of its site/situation. Include any important geographic factors that have contributed to the event. How will the site/situation be affected by the event?
Ramstack, Tom. Arizona Lawmakers Propose Another Tough Illegal Immigration Law. All Headline News. Phoenix, AZ, United States. 28 January, 2011. Web. January 2011.
According to the report the state legislature is planning on passing a bill that will exclude children of immigrants from legal United States citizenship unless the parents were “lawfully” domiciled in Arizona. This purposal will clash head forward with the United States Constitution, because under current Federal law anyone born in the United States is granted citizen ship. This bill is just a few months behind Arizona’s push for the S.B. 1070 which allows police to ask for citizenship papers even if someone is not involved in illegal activity. The article states that at least 10 states have considered proposals similar.
I think that the location of Arizona correlates directly with the intense immigration laws published in the news. The state is right along the Mexico and United States boarder. The state has a high percent of immigrants coming from South America, illegal and legal. Governor Jan Brewer believes that the states along with boarder with Mexico are suffering the most from the federal government’s failure to deal effectively with illegal immigration. Arizona’s location along the boarder makes immigration an intense subject.
It is also important to realize that although Arizona wants to establish laws, and pass bills the state is still apart of the federal government. The states further from the boarder are not discussing similar matters, and although President Obama promised reformation for immigration laws the federal government has not been actively involved in establishing or enforcing illegal immigration laws. The new bill even challenges the federal government. No matter what Arizona wants to do the fact that they are located in the United States limits the liberty the state has with establishing laws.
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