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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Arizona Strengthens Immigration Law

Today Arizona's House passed a similar bill to what has already been passed in Arizona's Senate which would strengthen their immigration enforcement laws if the Governor signs these bills into law.

WSJ:

Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday passed one of the toughest pieces of immigration-enforcement legislation in the country, which would make it a violation of state law to be in the U.S. without proper documentation.

It would also grant police the power to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being illegal.

The bill could still face a veto from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. A spokesman for Ms. Brewer said she has not publicly commented on the bill. Ms. Brewer, a Republican, has argued for stringent immigration laws.

Under the measure, passed Tuesday by Arizona's lower house, after being passed earlier by the state Senate, foreign nationals are required to carry proof of legal residency.


Groups are already coming out against these new proposed laws, claiming it goes against immigrant's rights, but to be clear here, the only people that would be affected would be illegal immigrants, those that are here illegally, not immigrants that are here legally and did their due diligence in following the law to live in America.

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