Research log number 2!

Harris, Craig, Alia B. Rau, and Glen Creno. "Arizona Governor Signs Immigration Law; Foes Promise Fight." The Arizona Republic 24 Apr. 2010. Print.

     The author's purpose of this piece was to give a perspective of what was going on when the Senate Bill 1070 became law at 1:30 p.m. The author gives quotes from the opposing and supporting side of this bill which Gov. Jan Brewer says the law represents another tool for the state to "work to solve a crisis we did not create and the federal government has refused to fix - the crisis caused by illegal immigration and Arizona's porous border." The author goes into detail on how long it'll take for the law to go into effect, what the opposing side said towards the law, and how they promise to do everything in their power to change it. The author also talks about how the people supported it, what they thought about the bill and how they were glad that it was signed, that it was a great day for Americans.
     The author had a lot of quotes from both view points on this topic. The author's purpose of this piece wasn't to persuade or give their view on this issue but to just discuss what actually happened and how both sides felt about it. I didn't really "react" so to speak, but soaked in what information I could. I learned how other people that supported this bill felt when it became a law. Maricopa Country Sheriff Joe Arpaio is among the supporters who believe it will give officers more tools to detain illegal immigrants. "We've got some very serious crime problems out there, and this bill does not address them. It does not give us tools to go after criminals that are part of the cartels," said Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat who is running for governor. This is one of the few parts of this piece that actually rose a reaction out of me, I don't know how close minded some one could be. How can they not see the bigger picture, majority of undocumented-immigrants have a criminal history let alone being in America illegally, also Terry says it does not give us tools to go after criminals that are part of the cartels, why doesn't it? I mean if undocumented immigrants are leading this cartel and are helping it out, and this law allows officers to detain illegal immigrants, how does that not fight such crime problems?
     I chose this source because it has a direct relationship to my essay. I specifically wrote on the Senate bill 1070 in one of the first paragraphs because I wanted to bring it up because I knew it was a very controversial law. I want to dig more into what the opposing side thought about this bill, but also I want to read more quotes of the supporting side since there were very few in this article. I could go from here and look up similar articles on the Senate Bill 1070 because i guarantee there are many more articles such as this one.