Arizona lawSupreme Court to hear Arizona immigration law
On Monday the Supreme Court announced that it would weigh in on the controversial debate surrounding Arizona’s hotly contested immigration law
On Monday the Supreme Court announced that it would weigh in on the controversial debate surrounding Arizona’s hotly contested immigration law.
Last year Arizona lawmakers passed SB1070, a strict new immigration law that required law enforcement officials to determine the immigration status of any individuals suspected of entering the country illegally. In addition the law makes it a crime for illegal immigrants to find work and individuals who are arrested must first have their legal immigration status proved before they are released.
The Obama administration immediately moved to block these provisions from taking hold and the Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals ruled in favor of the administration.
Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona staunchly defended the immigration law and vowed to fight the administration.
“I was stunned at the audacity of the Obama administration to file suit against an individual state seeking to safeguard its people,” Brewer said. “That shock turned to outrage as the federal government proceeded to file suit against three more states — South Carolina, Alabama and now Utah — that followed Arizona’s lead.”
The court’s decision is expected to have a significant impact as multiple states have passed similar immigration laws to Arizona’s which the Obama administration moved to block as well and could decide the course of immigration reform in the United States.
