Immigration Bill Passed: Obama Signs $600 Millones Para Asegurar La Frontera

By Elis T. Ortiz

El Presidente Barack Obama firmó una nueva reforma this Friday (August 13), alongside U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, to put $600 million into securing the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

This bipartisan immigration bill would employ an additional 1,000 agents to patrol la frontera, as well as more Immigration and Customs enforcement agents. La Casa Blanca dijo that Obama’s new immigration bill aims “to enhance technology at the border, share information and support with state, local and tribal law enforcement, and increase (federal) presence and law enforcement activities at the border."

Arizona’s Senator John McCain has said that the bill falls short in excluding a program that charges illegal immigrants with a low-level crime. El estado de Arizona ha estado en el centro de esta discusión, ever since Governor Jan Brewer’s SB 1070 immigration bill was signed and has since gone into effect.

The bill has stirred up much controversy, specifically because it is believed to encourage racial profiling on the part of the police officers who are forced to request documentation from anyone they “suspect” may be in the state illegally.

Though certain key parts of the law were blocked by District Judge Susan Bolton a few weeks ago, arrests have already been made and Border Patrol has been called upon to detain said suspects.

The entertainment world has been very vocal about their disagreement with SB 1070, whether it’s artists joining The Sound Strike and boycotting Arizona venues, o otros como Lady Gaga who voiced her opinion during a Phoenix concert, y Wilmer Valderrama quien compartió su punto de vista during an exclusive interview with Tr3s.

Having called Arizona’s law “misguided,” we know that President Obama is on the side of finding a more fair and balanced solution to this issue, without running the risk of violating human rights. The President has also called for reform that will help los inmigrantes que ya estan aqui with a path towards citizenship, though members of the Republican party feel that would equate to giving amnesty to people who’ve broken the law.

Source: [Yahoo! News, USA Today]

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