15 States Seek Arizona-like Immigration Law

At least 15 states seek an immigration law modeled off of the controversial immigration law in Arizona that is currently on hold, while legislators in other states are awaiting clarification from the courts prior to introducing their own rules.

The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, also referred to as Arizona SB1070, is the most contested legislative act in decades. It would allow law enforcement officers to stop people and demand identification and gives the officers the power to detain illegal immigrants while their immigration status is being adjudicated.

Arizona’s immigration law is currently on hold, waiting pending court appeals, after a federal judge blocked parts of the Arizona law in July, granting a request from the federal government.

President Obama strongly opposed to the law and called for a federal overhaul of immigration laws.

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