The law is unconstitutional.
It will not stand up to judicial review.
The law is most vulnerable to the argument
that it essentially criminalizes "walking
while Hispanic."
1. Under the Constitution,
federal law is the supreme law of the land
and states may not pass laws that seek to
overshadow federal statutes.
2. The law violates the Fourth Amendment
which protects people from unlawful search
and seizure.
3. The 14th Amendment is compromised in this "law."
The amendment clearly states that any person in the
jurisdiction of a state, not just citizens, should be
protected equally by the laws.
4. Legislators and experts on the law agree it is unconsitutional.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina,
Karl Manheim of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles,
and Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Irvine Law
agree the law is “unconstitutional.”
5. Arizona's New Immigration Law: Unconstitutional, Bad Policy
Opinion by Southern Poverty Law Center
http://sites.google.com/site/pdxafsc/arizonalaw
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