Click on the headline here to read the press release from the NILC. - - Donna Poisl
Opposition to Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law Grows
sent by HIAS/JTA
Last week, the Reform Rabbis in Arizona and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Southern Arizona issued statements condemning the harsh anti-immigrant law that was enacted in Arizona at the end of April.
Also last week, the National Immigration Law Center and a coalition of civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit challenging the Arizona legislation on the grounds that it violates the Constitution, interferes with federal law, invites racial profiling, and infringes on free speech rights.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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