Hobbs vetoed this immigration law. Now, it's one step closer to Arizona ballot after committee vote
On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers in the Arizona Senate advanced legislation that would give state and local law enforcement the power to enforce immigration laws over the objections of Democrats and Latino advocacy groups that say it will lead to racial profiling by law enforcement.
The measure, modeled after Texas’ controversial SB4, would make it a misdemeanor under state law to enter Arizona illegally outside of official ports of entry. The Senate’s Military Affairs, Public Safety and Border Security Committee passed the measure on a 4-3 vote along party lines.
Legislators supporting the measure said it mirrors existing federal immigration law but is necessary in the absence of federal action to curb the flow of immigrants crossing the border illegally.
But Democrats argued the measure, which mirrors a bill vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs earlier this year, would not solve the problem.
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