Wednesday, Arizona’s new immigration law SB 1070 was heavily weakened after US District Judge Bolton ruled that most of the provisions under the new law have been put on hold. SB 1070 takes effect today, July 29, 2010. The most controversial parts of the new law have been eliminated until the law can be reviewed in court.
Under SB 1070 immigrants are not required to carry their identification with them at all times. Judge Bolton did not eliminate the whole SB 1070 law, but did eliminate the most damaging provisions.
Wednesday, Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer said that this battle is far from over and that she is prepared to take this to all the way to the Supreme Court.
Arizona's new controversial immigration law would have required that police officers question a person’s immigration status if they suspect a person may be in the country illegally; the line of questioning is allowable if they have stopped the person while attempting to enforce another law…such as speeding or jaywalking.
Anti-immigration law critics said that the new law would have discriminated against Hispanics.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last week against the state of Arizona and Governor Jan Brewer over the new immigration law, in an attempt to stop it from beginning at the end of July. For more on that story, click here.
Over two dozen government agencies have boycotted the state of Arizona because of its controversial immigration law. To read more about that story, click here.
To see a slideshow of photos that shows protests of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, click here.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s new immigration law will begin at the end of the month. Brewer met with Obama a few weeks ago at the White House about the law. For more information on that story and a video, click here.
The debate among other states over new immigration laws has been heating up. Utah Republican Rep. Stephen Sandstrom of Orem said that he won’t stop pursuing an immigration law even though a federal lawsuit was filed this week against the state of Arizona. Sandstrom said that he will also join other legislators to file a brief that supports the legality of the new Arizona immigration law. For more on this story, click here.
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Sources: ABC News and the Huffington Post
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