3 Word on the Street: What Muslim Voice joins local ethnic are your thoughts about the media condemning SB 1070 new SB 1070 Bill that was just passed here in Arizona? LOCAL
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By: Sumbal Akhter I honestly do not think its REALLY going to make that big of a deal in reality even though the principal behind the bill is messed up and dumb. I think Obama even said Arizona is “misguided” after the government had signed it. But, in all fairness a big reason Jan Brewer signed the bill was due to Obama ignoring our immigration problem
Clearly there is a problem but this legislation is not the answer. Giving that much power to high school educated meat heads (cops) is not wise. – Hasan Chaudhry The new SB 1070 law is just a way of telling people that it is ok to racial profile people because of their color or origin. It is a ridiculous law that just legalizes what people think about people “going back to their own countries.” It is something that’s also
JUNE 2010
Phoenix, Arizona - On May 8th Muslim Voice newspaper joined over thirty local ethnic media outlets including Hispanics, African Americans, Asian and others in condemning the new bill SB 1070 singed by Arizona Governor. Local ethnic media held the meeting organized by New America Media last month in a downtown hotel to discuss the new bill and its implications on local Arizonans including ethnic communities. They jointly issued a statement and a letter sent to President Obama stating their stands and asking him to take action to protect the civil rights of Arizonans. Following is the statement the local ethnic media issued last month: ARIZONA ETHNIC CONDEMN SB 1070
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SB 1070 is a law that affects all of us, irrespective of ethnicity. We, the ethnic media of Arizona, are coming together from across the State to oppose this discriminatory legislation and to protect our communities. SB 1070 is an affront to human dignity, and if you are a human being you should be concerned.
Basil Ghafoor
Tasneem Turk
Shazim Fayyaz
As the media that serves Arizona’s diverse communities, including Latino, African American, Asian American, Arab American, Muslim, Jewish and Native American, we feel that we will all be subject to discrimination based on how we look. We feel that racial profiling is inevitable under SB 1070. This law will hurt Arizona’s economy. It will hurt relations between law enforcement and our communities. It has already led to a climate of fear.
Qammer Alzubaidi
for two years. I do not think it was meant to actually be a real solution, but rather a more tactful angle to bring national attention to maybe find a better and more allusive solution. – Basil Ghafoor The SB 1070 law has an impact on everyone that is labeled under the profile as “illegal” or “an alien”. They need to show documentation to ensure that they are legal; otherwise, they would be arrested. It can definitely affect Muslims and our community in many ways. -Tasneem Turk This law basically has an affect on all citizens of AZ; not only Muslims, but it obviously will have more of a negative affect on those who are illegal. It will make people more aware and remind them of carrying their ID with them whenever they go somewhere. I just don’t think that police should have the right to arrest you just because you have a valid ID, but forgot it at home. Being Muslims, we might be more of a target, and should be aware of this law and it’s affects. – Shazim Fayyaz
Amirah Ismail
pretty scary, because now it allows people to have a higher advantage over attacking the Muslim community. It was bad from the beginning, but now it makes it OK for them to verbally assault the Muslim community as well as the Hispanic community. I do not believe this law should have ever been passed and I’m sure there will be a law coming out that would reverse it. – Qammer Alzubaidi As President Obama has noted, SB 1070 threatens “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.” Since 9/11 and even before then, American Muslims have often found themselves faced with such challenges and an increased threat of profiling on the basis of religion and ethnicity. In response to SB 1070, our community should take the opportunity to stand in solidarity with other civil, religious, and ethnic organizations to peacefully protest this bill and work together to have it repealed. – Amirah Ismail
We call on President Obama to take action to protect the rights and civil liberties of all Arizonans.
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Hasan Chaudhry
And it will do nothing to fix the broken immigration system. Instead, it will just wreak more havoc.
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