[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 59 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2854]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       ARIZONA'S IMMIGRATION LAW

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, last Friday, Arizona State Governor Jan 
Brewer signed into law Arizona State bill 1070 which would require 
police officers to act on ``reasonable suspicion'' to determine a 
person's immigration status and turn them over to ICE. President Obama 
referred to the law as ``misguided.''
  Forcing Federal immigration duties onto local law enforcement 
officers is not the right way to fix the broken immigration system. It 
violates the presumption of innocence granted to everyone by the 
Constitution of the United States.
  In fact, I as a Member of Congress because of the color of my skin 
may be approached in Arizona and be asked for my legal documentation. 
They may question whether it's authentic or not authentic.
  This law is unjust and will only lead to an increase in racial 
profiling. We must never forget that America was a nation founded by 
immigrants.
  I call on all of us to consider a national boycott of all industries 
in Arizona and to a wear a band on our sleeves to protest against this 
unjust law and to show that this is not the American way. We must not 
tolerate unjust laws inspired by racism and hate.

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