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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Monday key parts of an Arizona law that sought to deter illegal immigration, but let stand a controversial provision that lets police check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. In a decision sure to ripple across the political landscape in a presidential election year, the court's 5-3 ruling upheld the authority of the federal government to set immigration policy and laws. "The national government has significant power to regulate immigration," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion.

Police chiefs from several of the state's and the nation's largest cities say Arizona's new crackdown on illegal immigration will increase crime in U.S. cities, not reduce it

The Alabama Senate on Thursday night approved an Arizona-style immigration bill that would allow law enforcement officers to detain people they suspect of being in the country illegally.

Anger over Arizona's illegal-immigration law spread throughout California Tuesday as a prominent state leader called for ending contracts between the state and Arizona government and businesses, and city leaders in San Francisco and Los Angeles backed sanctions.

Arizona's draconian anti-immigration law will create a chilling effect in the very communities police officers rely on to fight crime.

One of America's national organizations fighting against illegal immigration is announcing that 17 states are now filing versions of Arizona's SB 1070 law which is designed to help local police enforce America's existing immigration laws.

ARKANSAS, IDAHO, INDIANA, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, UTAH

People all across America and Puerto Rico have been good little police state supporters and sent 500K to Arizona to help it 'harass them illegals'

A few minutes ago, I wrote e-mail to a Denver talk show host. The topic today was illegal immigration (he’s against it), Arizona’s
new legislation on the subject (he’s for it), the 16,000 drug war
related deaths, so far, that have occurred on the U.S./Mexican border,
the likelihood that this war will spill over (in fact, it already has)
onto U.S. soil, and the federal government’s complete lack of concern
that it might happen.

PHOENIX - He's been at the center of the discussions and controversies surrounding illegal immigration enforcement in Arizona for quite a while.

On the day parts of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, went into effect, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is in the news for another reason: there's a price on his head - allegedly offered by a Mexican drug cartel.

The audio message in Spanish is a bit garbled, but the text is clear.

It's offering $1 million for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's head and $10,000 for anyone who wants to join the Mexican cartel.