Arizona Seven states seek to emulate Arizona Law
Washington | Thursday December 30, 2010 NOTIMEX | The Universal

At least seven states will seek similar measures anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona SB 1070, because of "inaction" of the U.S. government revealed on Thursday a report by the National Immigration Forum.

Entities that seek to adopt such measures are Georgia, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee, despite evidence showing that SB 1070 is expensive, threaten public safety, affect state budgets and creates challenges Legal.

According to the report, there are politicians in those states that sponsor these measures reelected, so they already have submitted similar proposals or resolutions in support of SB 1070, which criminalizes undocumented immigrants.

The Republican victory in the elections halfway through last November allowed not only the control of the House of Representatives, but also many governorships and state legislatures charges, he said.

Several Republican leaders have expressed their strong desire to push hard anti-immigrant legislation similar to the method of Arizona despite evidence that it is poisonous to the party's electoral interests in the long term,"
The director of the National Immigration Forum, Ali Noorani, said that Republican leaders in those states face tough decisions in their governance responsibilities, particularly in their responses to the growing Latino and Asian communities.


The next battle that will have to be fought before the dream act will come back up is having states implement there on immigration laws. Have to watch the supreme court decision on 1070.