SB 1070 Hurts Communities

 3 Years After Passing Its 'Papers, Please' Law, Arizona Is Divided by Distrust and Fear

This week, a state civil rights board heard tales of increased racial profiling and police mistrust.

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March 29, 2013  |  

 

 by Valerina Fernandez, AlterNet

 PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Police pulling people over for minor infractions and asking for documents, rape victims too afraid to call the police, children living in fear of having their parents taken away. 

These were some of the stories shared by community members and immigrant advocates in Arizona, who testified before a state civil rights board this week on the enforcement of a state immigration law they say has increased racial profiling and police mistrust.
“SB 1070 is being used as a tool to intimidate and hurt communities."