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Arizona Senate Approves Tough Illegal Immigration Bill; It Now Moves to Governor for Approval

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 10:01 AM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

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Arizona State House

The Arizona Senate approved the tough illegal immigration enforcement bill by a 17-to-11 margin. The bill, which was approved by the State Senate earlier in the year, was approved with some minor modifications by the State House on April 13. The Senate approved the changes made by the House.

The fate of the bill that would make it a crime for an illegal alien to be present in the State of Arizona now goes to Gov. Jan Brewer for her signature. Gov. Brewer has not taken a position on the bill, but it's expected that she'll sign it into law. According to a report by the Associated Press, calls and emails to the Governor's office were running 3-to-1 in favor of the bill.

Sen. Russell Pearce wrote the bill to try and combat the state's 460,000 illegal aliens. He said the bill, which allows local law enforcement to ask individuals for proof of citizenship or legal residence, takes away restrictions put on police officers. The bill would also make it a crime to hire day laborers and transport illegal aliens.

Sen. John McCain, who cosponsored the 2007 Amnesty bill in the U.S. Senate, but is in a primary battle with former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, supports the bill.

"It's also a commentary on the frustration that our state Legislature has that the federal government has not fulfilled its constitutional responsibilities to secure our borders," Sen. McCain said.

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U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez says that in Arizona, Mitt Romney said the state’s SB 1070 law should be model for nation

Quoted - Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Finally, we turned to NumbersUSA, an Arlington-Va.-based nonprofit group that opposes illegal immigration and advocates for limits on legal immigration, because it tracks what the presidential candidates say about immigration. The group’s president, Roy Beck, told us that Romney has expressed support for enacting "attrition by enforcement" policies on a national level such as requiring that businesses use E-Verify. Beck said Romney has not said specific provisions of SB 1070 should be taken as a model for federal immigration laws.

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Fewer day laborers on Phx. streets

In the News - Thursday, August 12, 2010

Day laborers, mostly illegal immigrants from Mexico, also had proliferated in other areas of metropolitan Phoenix, including Guadalupe, west Phoenix and Fountain Hills.

But drive by any of those locations now, and only a handful of day laborers are left. And no longer do they rush up to vehicles en masse, waving their hands in a desperate bid to get hired. Now, they are more likely to keep a lower profile, leaning against a tree or sitting on a milk crate.

There are several reasons for the change. Arizona's slumping economy has dried up the demand for day laborers, who typically are hired for yard cleaning, moving, tree cutting, construction and other jobs. Many have left Arizona to look for work in other states, or they have given up and returned to Mexico.

By Daniel Gonzalez -- The Arizona Republic

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Missouri sheriffs' group endorses immigration enforcement efforts by border states

In the News - Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Missouri sheriffs are giving their support to law officers in states along the Mexican border seeking to enforce immigration laws.

The Missouri Sheriffs' Association this week approved a resolution backing states that have approved their own legislation on immigration enforcement. The resolution specifically mentions Arizona, where part of a new law on the subject has been blocked by a federal judge.

The Missouri sheriffs group said Wednesday the resolution was approved by more than 100 members at its annual meeting, with no votes in opposition.

By Associated Press

http://www.kplr11.com/news/sns-ap-mo--missouriimmigration,0,2803424.story