More Local Enforcement of the Immigration Laws? Look Out — the Initiatives “Keep Coming”

According to the Arizona Republic (July 7), the man who helped bring Proposition 200 to Arizona — the equivalent of California’s Proposition 187 — is pushing to change immigration policies in Phoenix. Randy Pullen, leading a group called Protect our City, on Thursday submitted more than 21,000 signatures to get an initiative on a city ballot that would require Phoenix officials to enforce immigration laws. Pullen needs 14,844 valid signatures to get his proposal in front of Phoenix voters as early as November 2007. “This is Prop. 200 on steroids for Phoenix,” said Pullen, who spent about $50,000 to gather the signatures. Proposition 200 is a voter-approved measure that aims to restrict certain public benefits to undocumented immigrants and prevent them from voting.

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