Opinion: Special Orders do upset the Grand Canyon State
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Lest we think the Special Order 40 controversy is just an L.A. thang, the Arizona state legislature has voted overwhelmingly to prohibit local police departments from instituting similar rules. According to AP:
The bill also would prohibit county and city governments from having policies that prevent or restrict them from receiving or exchanging information about people’s immigration status in certain instances. Those cases include determining the eligibility of people for public benefits that are off-limits to illegal immigrants and confirming the identity of arrested people.
The bill also encourages local cops to get federal training in immigration enforcement. Here’s the full text.
In Maricopa County, America’s Toughest Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, isn’t waiting for the governor’s signature to begin his own campaign of immigration raids.