| ID | 133223 |
| Title Proper | Papers please |
| Other Title Information | state-level anti-immigrant legislation in the wake of Arizona's SB 1070 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wallace, Sophia J |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THE QUOTATION ABOVE FROM THE SPONSOR of Arizona's SB 1070, former Senator Russell Pearce, exemplifies the Republican rhetoric focused on the problem of undocumented immigration and border security that has dominated discussions of immigration over the past decade. The negative media coverage and controversy among constituents eventually bubbled into a push to recall Senator Pearce, which was successful in the November 2011 elections.1 Arizona's SB 1070 criminalizes failure to carry proof of legal immigration status as a state misdemeanor; requires the police to determine the immigration status of a person detained in a lawful stop, detention, or arrest if there is a reasonable suspicion that the person might be undocumented; and prohibits local and state officials from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. In essence, the law is broad in its attack on undocumented immigrants and grants substantial power and discretion to the state and local level for enforcing immigration laws. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Science Quarterly Vol.129, No.2; Sum.2014: p.261-292 |
| Journal Source | Political Science Quarterly Vol.129, No.2; Sum.2014: p.261-292 |
| Key Words | Immigration Laws ; Border Security ; Undocumented Immigration ; Arizona ; Anti-Immigrant Legislation ; Political Controversy ; Federal Immigration ; Political Sphere ; Economic Concerns ; Statistical Analysis |