Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html?_r=1 

this article was written in April 2010. But is still a hot issue especially now because it has finally reached the Supreme Court. This will inform you of what this law is and does.

 It requires police officers, “when practicable,” to detain people they reasonably suspect are in the country without authorization and to verify their status with federal officials, unless doing so would hinder an investigation or emergency medical treatment.

It also makes it a state crime — a misdemeanor — to not carry immigration papers. In addition, it allows people to sue local government or agencies if they believe federal or state immigration law is not being enforced.