GREENVILLE, NC - There's no doubt, the new Immigration Law in Arizona has revived a national debate on immigration. And in our state it sparked a march on the state capitol this week.
The North Carolina Justice Center joins others who say state custom's enforcement programs and other programs used to “identify” unauthorized immigrants underline, racial profiling.
"Immigration law if vastly complex,” said spokesperson Dani Martinez-Moore. “You can compare it to the IRS tax code. It takes people that are specially trained with more than just a few hours of training to understand the intricacies of who is here with permission and who is not."
While a judge blocked parts of the Arizona law that opponents argued violated the of rights and infringed on federal law and state laws, people like Javier Castillo (who served on the governor's Hispanic advisory council) says it highlights the need for immigration reform at the national level..
"The federal government has not acted properly on immigration reform,” Castillo said. “Promises have been made and promises have been broken."
Castillo joins others who call US district judge Susan Bolton's ruling a victory, but they admit it is just a “temporary injunction”.
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