{"id":374,"date":"2010-05-30T12:29:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T19:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malcs.net\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2010-05-30T12:29:19","modified_gmt":"2010-05-30T19:29:19","slug":"malcs-with-consortium-of-profl-and-academic-assoc-condemning-arizona-immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2010\/05\/30\/malcs-with-consortium-of-profl-and-academic-assoc-condemning-arizona-immigration-law\/","title":{"rendered":"MALCS with Consortium of Prof&#039;l and Academic Assoc Condemning Arizona Immigration Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacejusticestudies.org\/resources\/blogcomments.php?qwerty=80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">An  ad-hoc working group comprised of representatives from over a dozen  leading professional and academic associations <\/a>has issued a joint  statement condemning Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s immigration law (SB 1070) and related  state policies such as the prohibition against Ethnic Studies programs  (HB 2281), calling for these laws to be rescinded. The &#8220;Consortium of  Professional and Academic Associations&#8221; believes that these laws are  inherently unjust, and that their application threatens to inflame  anti-immigrant sentiments and undermine constructive solutions to the  challenges faced by communities in Arizona and across the nation. We  call upon the governor, legislators, and people of Arizona to work  diligently and swiftly to repeal these laws.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our organizations include members from fields including sociology,  criminology, political science, peace studies, psychology, anthropology,  environmental studies, Chicano\/a studies, and a multitude of related  areas of study. Our collective membership numbers more than 10,000  scholars, educators, and activists, with many residing in Arizona. The  decision to join together in issuing the open letter below represents an  unprecedented and historical moment of collaboration. As academics and  professionals concerned about social and environmental justice, human  rights, and due process, we add our collective voices to those of many  others from across the country calling for the immediate rescission of  SB 1070 (and, as amended, HB 2162) and HB 2281 in the name of equity,  compassion, integrity, constitutionality, and sound public policy.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malcs.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Signatories to the joint statement include representatives from the  following professional organizations and academic associations, all of  which have either issued individual statements or otherwise indicated  their opposition to and condemnation of SB 1070 and related policies  (additional signatories may be added to this growing list as  organizations finalize their support):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Studies Association (ASA)<\/li>\n<li>Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS)<\/li>\n<li>Chicano\/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, ASU (CLFSA)<\/li>\n<li>City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center&#8217;s Immigration  Working Group<\/li>\n<li>Justice Studies Association (JSA)<\/li>\n<li>MAVIN Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS)<\/li>\n<li>National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies (NACCS)<\/li>\n<li>Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA)<\/li>\n<li>Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA)<\/li>\n<li>Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR)<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco State University (SFSU), College of Ethnic Studies  (multiple programs):Department of Africana Studies; Department of  American Indian Studies; Department of Asian American Studies;  Department of Raza Studies; Race and Resistance Program; Arab and Muslim  Ethnicities in Diaspora Program; C\u00c3\u00a9sar E. Chavez Institute<\/li>\n<li>Society for Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics &amp; Native Americans  in Science (SACNAS)<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA)<\/li>\n<li>Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)<\/li>\n<li>Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA)<\/li>\n<li>Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)<\/li>\n<li>Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)<\/li>\n<li>Sociologists Without Borders (Sociologos Sin Fronteras) (SSF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A press conference featuring delegates from these organizations was  held on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 1PM on the Senate Lawn at the  Arizona State Capitol. Representatives from many of the signatory  organizations issued short statements, and then engaged in follow-up  discussion. Participants and representatives at the press conference  included:<\/p>\n<p>Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., Executive Director, PJSA Merrill  Eisenberg, Ph.D., President-elect, SfAA Paul Espinosa, Ph.D., President,  CLFSA Luis Fernandez, Ph.D., Board Member, SSSP Zoe Hammer, Ph.D.,  Program Committee Member, ASA Manuel de Jesus Hernandez G., Ph.D.,  Former National Chair, NACCS Marie Keta Miranda, Ph.D., Chair, MALCS  Devon Pena, Ph.D., President, NACCS Michelle Tellez, Ph.D., Board  Member, NACCS<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>================================= May 17, 2010<\/p>\n<p>To Governor Brewer, the State Legislature, and the People of Arizona:<\/p>\n<p>We wish to express our deep concern with and unequivocal condemnation  of Senate Bill 1070, which you signed into law on April 23, 2010. By  making it a state crime to be in Arizona without federal authorization,  and also making it a punishable offense to support someone without the  appropriate documents, SB 1070 criminalizes countless decent human  beings who live, work, pay taxes, and raise their families in Arizona.  In addition, the enforcement of such a constitutionally problematic law  threatens everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s civil rights in the process, and undermines the  potential for fostering an environment based on peace and social  justice. We unanimously denounce this law and strenuously urge that you  rescind it in the name of compassion and human dignity.<\/p>\n<p>We are all non-partisan professional organizations of scholars,  educators, and practitioners, with thousands of members from across the  country and abroad, committed to and knowledgeable about a wide range of  social justice and environmental issues. We count among our members  numerous scholars and other professionals who are among the most  knowledgeable in the country on the subjects of immigration, including  undocumented immigration, and our legal and political systems. While  immigration reform in the United States may be overdue, we also know  that using this to justify state laws that usurp federal authority over  immigration will create many more legal and social problems than it  resolves.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, we note that the combined effect of SB 1070 with the  prohibition on Ethnic Studies contained in HB 2281 creates an atmosphere  of legislated intolerance and racialized politicking that is simply  untenable, unwise, and unjust. Indeed, the simple fact that SB 1070 had  to be amended, under pressure following its passage, by HB 2162 (which  sought to qualify the conditions for officer contact) demonstrates quite  clearly the inherently flawed and potentially racist implications of  this piece of legislation. We note here as well that the purported  \u00e2\u20ac\u0153remedy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of requiring a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153stop\u00e2\u20ac\u009d before officers can inquire further about  legal status based a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reasonable suspicion\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is equally expansive in its  application, and thus equally problematic. These alterations, again  adopted in haste following public pressure, will not provide sufficient  protection against racial profiling.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers are not immigration officers. Putting them in the  position of enforcing federal immigration law will destroy the trust  between police officers and communities so essential for effective law  enforcement. It will also lead to unwarranted and prolonged detention of  citizens and legal residents, increasing the likelihood of civil rights  litigation against police departments, cities, and towns, and  potentially damaging family units across the state. Despite language  ostensibly prohibiting racial profiling, this will be the de facto  reality of the law\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s implementation. Physical appearance, particularly  being of Hispanic background, will unavoidably remain the primary factor  determining whether someone is or is not asked to prove her or his  citizenship or residency status. For all these reasons, many law  enforcement leaders across the country, as well as in Arizona, oppose  this law. It would be wise to heed the objections of the law enforcement  officers who are now faced with enforcing this unjust law.<\/p>\n<p>For some, the stated intent of SB 1070 unequivocally is to cleanse  Arizona of its undocumented immigrants and their families, among them  children and other relatives born in the United States, as evidenced by  the fact that legislative supporters of this law have repeatedly and  proudly described this as part of a strategy to make life so unbearable  for undocumented residents and their families that they will leave the  state. Any law whose goal and effect is to drive an ethnic population to  leave its place of residence is a crime against humanity under current  international law. The law will also have the effect of separating  cohesive family units, leading to increased marginalization and  immiseration among communities already facing grave challenges. In this  manner, SB 1070 risks making Arizona a pariah state on the national and  international stages.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, whatever the intent, at minimum this law will create a  climate of fear so intense as to make low-wage workers even more  vulnerable and therefore much easier to exploit by unscrupulous  employers. Denying immigrant workers protections or otherwise making  them more vulnerable does not stop them from coming. Rather, it simply  drives them further underground and makes them more exploitable.  Finally, the climate of fear and hostility that this law will create is  antithetical to the aims of promoting a more just and peaceful world. By  institutionalizing chauvinism and magnifying differences of race and  ethnicity, SB 1070 promises to enlarge the gulf between diverse  communities and pit groups against one another, rather than encouraging  people to work together to find mutually-beneficial solutions to  challenging issues. Ironically, and sadly, the net effect of SB 1070  will be precisely what is sought to be prohibited under HB 2281, namely  that it will in practice and principle serve to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153promote resentment  toward a certain ethnic group.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Opposition to this law has been rapid and strong, and is likely to  become even stronger, as more and more groups and individuals boycott  the state of Arizona and businesses based in Arizona. We are aware as  well of the ostensible support in the state for the law, and therefore  recognize the political pressures that have led you to pass this law.  But widespread support for a law does not make it just; not long ago the  majority of southerners supported segregation laws. As Martin Luther  King, Jr. wrote in his landmark essay Letter from a Birmingham Jail,  following the teachings of St. Augustine: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAn unjust law is no law at  all.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It is  especially in instances such as these that strong moral leadership is  needed, and we are appealing to the governor, state legislators, and all  concerned Arizonans to provide it. Please choose to be on the right  side of history and work to overturn this patently unjust law. We thank  you for your time and attention in this important matter.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nThe Consortium of Professional and Academic Associations<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The following member organizations have issued specific statements   condemning SB 1070, which can be found at these locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SSSP  &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sssp1.org\/file\/Brewer%20Final%20Ltr%20-%20Arizona%20SB%201070.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.sssp1.org\/file\/Brewer%20Final%20Ltr%20-%20Arizona%20SB%201070.pdf<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> PJSA  &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacejusticestudies.org\/resources\/blogcomments.php?qwerty=79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.peacejusticestudies.org\/resources\/blogcomments.php?qwerty=79<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> NACCS &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naccs.org\/images\/naccs\/ltrs\/SB_1070.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.naccs.org\/images\/naccs\/ltrs\/SB_1070.pdf<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> MALCS &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/malcs.org\/blog\/?p=349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/malcs.net\/blog\/?p=349<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li>SSF  &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.petitiononline.com\/ssfbyctt\/petition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.petitiononline.com\/ssfbyctt\/petition.html<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> PsySR  &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psysr.org\/about\/programs\/wellbeing\/immigrationreform.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.psysr.org\/about\/programs\/wellbeing\/immigrationreform.php<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> NAISA &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/naisa.org\/node\/189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/naisa.org\/node\/189<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> AAAS  &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/aaastudies.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/statement-in-protest-of-arizona-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/aaastudies.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/statement-in-protest-of-arizona-legislation\/<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> SACNAS &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacnas.org\/pressRelease.cfm?contentitem_id=45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.sacnas.org\/pressRelease.cfm?contentitem_id=45<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> JSA &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/justicestudies.org\/Print\/JSAletter-arizona.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/justicestudies.org\/Print\/JSAletter-arizona.pdf<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<li> SFRA &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfra.org\/node\/80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.sfra.org\/node\/80<\/a>&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ad-hoc working group comprised of representatives from over a dozen leading professional and academic associations has issued a joint statement condemning Arizona\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s immigration law (SB 1070) and related state policies such as the prohibition against Ethnic Studies programs (HB 2281), calling for these laws to be rescinded. 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