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Parts of Arizona Immigration Law Take Effect

   VOA News 29 July 2010
   Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks in Phoenix, 25 Jun 2010.

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   Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks in Phoenix, 25 Jun 2010.

   A  new  immigration  law took effect in the southwestern U.S. state of
   Arizona   Thursday,   but  without  some  of  its  most  controversial
   provisions.
   A U.S. judge issued a temporary injunction Wednesday against a part of
   the  law  that would require police to check the immigration status of
   any  person  they stop for a violation, and who they suspect is in the
   country illegally.
   The  judge  also put on hold a provision requiring immigrants to carry
   documentation  at  all  times,  and a measure that made it illegal for
   undocumented immigrants to seek work in public places.
   However,  Arizona  Governor  Jan  Brewer  says  the "fight is far from
   over."Â   In  a  Wednesday  statement,  Brewer  said she is willing to
   "battle all the way to the Supreme Court." Â
   She   has  accused  the  federal  government  of  failing  to  address
   immigration problems in her state.
   One  provision  that  still  remains  in  the  new  law  prevents  the
   unauthorized  hiring of illegal immigrants.  Another provision allows
   Arizona  to  block  cities  from  becoming  so-called  sanctuaries  in
   defiance of federal immigration law.
   The governor signed the law in April in hopes of stemming the flood of
   illegal immigrants from Mexico.  Arizona officials say the influx has
   led to a spike in crime, including drug trafficking and kidnapping.
   Federal  officials  have  argued  that  immigration  enforcement  is a
   federal  responsibility, and that provisions in the law are pre-empted
   by federal law.

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