Tag: arizona immigration bill

Students across the metro area will walk out of class today beginning at 1:30 p.m. and march to the west steps of the state Capitol to protest Arizona’s SB 1070, the new state law giving police the authority to detain people based on “reasonable suspicion” they may be in the country illegally.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed the controversial state Senate bill 1070 into law. Arizona now has the toughest immigration-related laws in the country,...