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Lawsuite Opposes Phoenix Measure

By immigrationprof

A coalition of mostly Latino organizations filed a lawsuit Friday inMaricopa County Superior Court to remove an immigration enforcementinitiative from the city’s Nov. 7 ballot.

The group, including We Are America, is calling into question more than700 signatures turned in by Randy Pullen, chairman of Protect Our City.Pullen’s initiative aims to require Phoenix police officers to enforcefederal immigration laws.

Danny Ortega, an attorney representing the group, said many of thesignatures are invalid because felons collected them, which is notpermitted by state law. Click here.

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