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April 20, 2010

Arizona Senate OKs Anti-Immigrant Measure
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Arizona has moved a step closer to enacting what’s being described as
the harshest anti-immigrant measure in the country. On Monday, the
Arizona State Senate approved a revised version of a bill that would
force police officers to determine the immigration status of someone
they suspect of being an undocumented immigrant. The Arizona House
passed the measure last week. Republican Governor Jan Brewer is expected
to sign it into law within the next five days. Immigrant rights groups
say they might seek federal intervention to overturn the bill.