Sunday, February 26, 2012
Arizona New Law
The new law that was past in the state of Arizona, if just one of the few to eliminate an identity. Couple of years ago Arizona legislation past a law that would permit all police officials to check assumed latinos if they had documentation on them. Of course this law violated the Constitution which led the U.S Government to sue the state of Arizona, the supreme court viewed this law unconstitutional and was appealed. Now results that the state of Arizona past another law into affect the outlaws of Prohibits the teaching of Spanish and anything dealing with the Spanish language. Right now the law stands, but in my opinion I believe this law is unfair and unjust not only to Latinos, but those who use this dialogue every day. Right now the United States government has not taken any action, but I wouldn't be surprise if the state of Arizona gets sued again for unconstitutional practices. Over the past two years, the population of Latino’s has decreased on the state due to unfair laws being passed.
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This is a travesty. It's more than just Spanish, though. They made it illegal to teach Mexican/Latino literature and cultural studies as well. I think they are trying to limit/restrict access to knowledge. It's like our discussion about Black English in class last week -- language is a sight of power, and who controls the language has the power. I think people in power in AZ are afraid of the collective power of Latino peoples and other Spanish speaking cultures and social groups. It's too bad, because like most people, members of these groups don't necessarily want to "take over;" they just want to define their own way of life and support their families in peace.
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