Are they even comparing the bill with the Federal Law themselves? or are they just repeating what Conservative sites and radio say?
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Do conservatives really think new AZ immigration law is just like federal law?
Conservative media have claimed that parts of Arizona’s new immigration law are similar to federal law and that, therefore, the law should not be controversial. In fact, the immigration enforcement powers given to local law enforcement under the legislation represent a dramatic departure from current policies and would, according to many experts, lead to racial profiling, strained police resources, and distrust of law enforcement within the immigrant community.
Arizona’s SB 1070 requires police to question and detain those suspected of being undocumented
AP: “Current law in Arizona and most states doesn’t require police to ask about the immigration status of those they encounter.” The Associated Press reported on April 25: “Current law in Arizona and most states doesn’t require police to ask about the immigration status of those they encounter, and many police departments prohibit officers from inquiring out of fear immigrants won’t cooperate in other investigations.” As The Arizona Republic noted, “Currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal law, something most local law-enforcement agencies cannot enforce.”
New law requires police to “determine the immigration status” of individuals whom they have “reasonable suspicion” to be in the country illegally. SB 1070, which Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law on April 24, requires law enforcement officials to, “when practicable, to determine the immigration status” of individuals whom they have “reasonable suspicion” of being “an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States.” The law states that suspicion cannot be “solely” based on “race, color or national origin.” As the Los Angeles Times reported [accessed via Nexis], “Anyone who falls under suspicion and cannot provide an Arizona driver’s license, tribal identification, passport or green card could be subject to arrest and detention.”
Among other things, SB 1070 also allows individuals to sue an Arizona official or agency “that adopts or implements a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.”
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