A US federal Judge has blocked part of the controversial Arizona immigration law that would have allowed the police to check the immigration status of individuals in the US state.
Hayes argued that racism is based on his skin color, on African Americans. The policy is not racist because it is not targeting African Americans and that the law targets those who are actually Caucasian white people using the “race card” as a ploy.
“They [Latinos] made it a race because they realize they can hide under my skin color,” said Hayes.
The policy is repressive to migrants and violates the human rights of migrant that are outlined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, argued Nevins. Many who come to American are fleeing repressive states, seeking to realize their human rights. Thus, denying migrants entry violates their human rights, argued Nevins.
Many argue that illegal immigrants have violated the law and therefore do not have these rights.
“Simply because it’s a law doesn’t make it right. So, there used to be laws in the United States against interracial marriage,” said Nevins. “Simply because something is legal or something is against the law doesn’t mean it’s ethical or just.
He argued that the law itself violates human rights and a starting solution would be to give legal eights to all undocumented migrants currently in the United States.
“These are members of our community. Some of these people have been in the United States for decades. They should be able to vote, they should be able to pay taxes, they should be able to come out of the shadows and be full members of the community like everyone else,” said Nevins.
Hayes disagreed, arguing that the United States is not a nation of Immigrants and that such a notion forgets about the existence of African Americans. He also added that Latino community is biased against African Americans.
“They’re killing us,” said Hayes. “They shoot us down the streets. They push us out of our schools; they push us out of our homes, out of our jobs.”
He further argued that African Americans have no rights. Hayes said the solution in to address the problems in the home countries of illegal immigrants to prevent the need for migrants to flee to America.
Nevins agreed that the problems in home countries need to be addressed, but that America also needs to shift its view on illegal immigrants, recognizing that they are migrants not invaders.
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