Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070, which signed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer on April 23, and was primarily passed to avoid human and drug smuggling from the nearby country Mexico.
THE CONTROVERSIAL immigration law of Arizona will take effect from the Thursday July 29. The law requires officers to check a person's driver's license, passport or other identity documents if they reasonably suspect a person who is not allowed to be in the U.S. They must do so while enforcing other laws or ordinances.
In Arizona, one third of the 6.6 million population is foreign born and an estimated 460,000 are illegal immigrants.
Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070, which signed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer on April 23, and was primarily passed to avoid human and drug smuggling from the nearby country Mexico.
However, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to stop the controversial immigration law of Arizona, and called the law unconstitutional. Justice Department also said that the immigration enforcement is the job of the federal government, not the responsibility of states.
According to the report, recent opinion polls found more than 60 percent of the US population supporting the Arizona immigration law. Protestors from around the United States reached Arizona for the demonstrations when the controversial immigration law of Arizona takes effect on Thursday July 29.