Tough Arizona Bill Signed into Law

Hours after Obama called it "misguided", Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill that is considered to be one of the toughest immigration enforcement laws in the country. According to CNN:

"The bill requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there is reason to suspect that they’re in the United States illegally. It also targets those who hire illegal immigrant day laborers or knowingly transport them.

The Republican governor also issued an executive order that requires additional training for local officers on how to implement the law without engaging in racial profiling or discrimination."

Today’s event comes over a week after the bill was first introduced,causing outrage among many immigrants’ rights groups. Many Latino members of Congress are also upset, including Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, and had asked Brewer to veto the measure.

But according to the article, many Arizona natives are in favor of the bill due to what they see as poor existing enforcement measures:

{posted by Victoria Bell}