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Lawmaker seeks probe of Phoenix police immigration policy
Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, says Phoenix police are violating provisions of a contentious 2010 law known as SB 1070 that requires police to inquire about the immigration status of people they suspect are in the country illegally.
SB1070 dramatized, fictionalized in Phoenix stage production
As the title suggests, the production, housed at the Herberger Theater Center, revolves around the passage of Arizona’s SB1070, the immigration legislation that sparked international controversy after it was passed in April 2010.
Business leaders say Arizona should engage in crafting NAFTA 2.0
At a forum in Phoenix this morning, business leaders emphasized how NAFTA has benefited the state’s economy, noting that more than 100,000 Arizona jobs depend on trade with its southern neighbor and roughly $17 billion in trade flows between Arizona and Mexico.
Senator tries to embarrass GOP colleagues into voting for immigration bill
The 16-14 vote against SB1279 came despite exhortations from Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, who said it only makes sense to ensure that people who already are breaking federal law don’t get a chance to continue to prey on Arizonans.
A timeline – the tumultuous legal life of Arizona’s SB1070
Six years after its enactment, Arizona’s most famous anti-illegal immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, is now but a shell of its old self. The courts have defanged it, and a settlement reached recently between the state and its critics further defined and limited how the police may enforce it.
Judge approves deal to end suit over Arizona immigration law
A judge has signed off on an agreement that ends the last legal challenge to Arizona's landmark 2010 immigration law.
Immigrant groups drop battle against ‘papers please’ provision of SB1070
Immigrant rights groups are giving up their bid to void the “papers, please” provision of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 in exchange for some state-issued informal -- and non-binding -- guidance on how police should enforce it.
Senators foil revival of 2 tough immigration bills
A handful of Senate Republicans, some of them trying to avoid a return of the divisive days of 2010, foiled a revival of immigration enforcement legislation Feb. 22.
Groups plan appeal of ruling on Arizona immigration law
A coalition of civil rights groups said Monday it will appeal a ruling by a judge who upheld one of the last remaining provisions of Arizona's contentious 2010 immigration enforcement law.
Tough talk doesn’t solve immigration problems
Five years have passed since Arizona passed its controversial anti-immigration law, SB 1070. It’s been three years since the law was ruled largely unconstitutional by a divided Supreme Court in Arizona v. United States. With the 2016 presidential race ramping up, immigration policy and its impact on national security is again center stage.
Court allows activist banned from Senate in 2011 to pursue lawsuit against Pearce
Public officials cannot ban people outright from their buildings even if they have caused a disturbance in the past, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
State lawyers seek to uphold law allowing arrests of day laborers seeking work in traffic
Lawyers for the state are taking legal steps designed to eventually allow police to arrest day laborers who step in to traffic to solicit work.
