Kanye West joins Immigration Fight

Ever since he first made himself known in the hip hop community, Kanye West has been a controversial figure. On his debut album, he was a socially-concious rapper. But, over time he began to change his style. Still, West often spoke of the problems with the world, even if they were not reflected in his rhymes.

Last year, Kanye West lost a lot of fans when he jumped onto the stage during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Because he made Taylor Swift cry, the media turned on him. Despite his ignorant actions, his crew stood behind him. But, the media backlash was so strong Kanye West had to leave the country.

At the beginning of the year, Kanye West returned to the country and he began recording his latest album. In Spetember, West plans to release his fifth album, Good Ass Job. But, recently West returned to his outspoken form. For the past month, there has been a debate of racial profiling.

In the state of Arizona, a bill passed that allows police officers to target Hispanic people to see if they are here legally or illegally. Because Arizona borders Mexico, a lot of Hispanics have entered the state, illegally, and it has become a problem. Fearing the racial profiling will branch out to other races, Al Sharpton joined the debate. Like the rest of the world, Kanye West has watched while such a horrible law has been voted in by the state of Arizona and accepted in the city of Los Angeles. Kanye West has now entered the frey.

Kanye West has become the first big-name celebrity to jump into the immigration debate and he has been in Arizona, along with Sharpton, protesting the new law. Last September, he may have lost a large portion of his fans, but this upcoming September, he stands to win a lot of them back. To the general public, the new law passed by Alabama has been highly unpopular. Being the first celebrity to jump into the fight has placed the spotlight right back on Kanye West.