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More Insanity Proposed in Arizona

By immigrationprof

Being from Arizona originally, I’m pretty embarrassed by the likes of Sheriff Joe, Proposition 200, and now more crazy proposals from State Senator Russell Pearce.

From Jon Garrido of Hispanic News:

The Arizona Legislature’s main champion of legislation (Russell Pearce of Mesa) to combat undocumented immigration announced Wednesday he plans a triple-barreled attack on the issue early in the 2010 session, with an initiative measure waiting in the wings.

Key components include prohibiting municipalities from restricting enforcement of immigration laws, making it a state trespassing crime to be present in Arizona undocumented and giving subpoena powers to prosecutors to enforce the state’s groundbreaking law to punish employers who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants. Click here for the full story.

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