On April 23, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 (the Arizona Immigration Law). The day the entire state of Arizona became immediately afraid of law enforcement. This law gives officers the right to stop anyone and determine if a person is here illegally. This means that if they are stopped during a legal stop they have the right to ask to show proof of legal documentation and if they do not comply they can be detained and possibly subsequently deported. This law should be abolished because it is against civil rights, it gives too much power to the police and those who really suffer from all this are children. SB 1070 is against the constitutional rights of the person. For example, immigrants will now fear becoming the target of hate crimes because of the color of their skin. Immigrants will now be more reluctant to report any crimes they witness or are victims of. Because of this, they will fear that the emergency response officer will enforce SB 1070 and may possibly deport them instead of protecting them. Even legal immigrants suffer from this law, because of the color of their skin they will feel discriminated against wherever they go. For example, last September I had a layover at Phoenix International Airport. The whole time I was afraid someone would ask me to show proof of citizenship. Growing up in Florida, I had never had this problem before, so I had no idea how to demonstrate it. Does my driving license matter? Or do law enforcement want a complete birth certificate and Social Security card? To answer my questions, the proper documentation is previously issued intact passport, certified birth certificate, naturalization certificate...... half document......ch authority when it comes to the constitutional rights of a person. SB 1070 is just another way to harass anyone of a different skin color. Ultimately this law should not be in place, simply because it is unconstitutional, the cops have too much power and it is the children who suffer because of this terrible law. Works Cited Morse, Ann. “Arizona Immigration Enforcement Laws.” Analysis of Arizona immigration law. National Conference of State Legislatures, July 28, 2011. Web. April 13, 2014. "Press Release." ADL to the Supreme Court: Arizona's immigration law is unconstitutional. ADL Anti Defamation League, March 27, 2012. Web. April 13, 2014. .http://www.progressive.org/mp_leyva111407