Repressive Immigration Policy

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In recent years the United States government has passed many immigration policies that are repressive to immigrant communities. In Arizona the shift towards repressive immigration policies is seen with the passage of SB 1070 in 2010, requiring people suspected of being an illegal immigrant to show authorities their papers on request (Toomey, et. 2014). Under the Trump Administration the trend of repressive immigration policies has continued. There has been an effort to repeal DACA, an action protecting many immigrants in the United States by allowing them to live in the only country they know under the new presidency. This new immigration policies have dire consequences when it comes to the life of immigrants in the United States. The passage