PHOENIX - A judge has blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law from taking effect Thursday, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown.
The law will still take effect Thursday, but without many of the provisions that angered opponents -- including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.
The law will still take effect Thursday, but without many of the provisions that angered opponents -- including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.
The judge also put on hold a part of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put those controversial sections on hold until the courts resolve the issues.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put those controversial sections on hold until the courts resolve the issues.
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I'm sure there is going to be a lot about this on the news tonight. Now that the most f'ed up parts are blocked, what do you think will happen when the rest of law takes effect tomorrow?
I think there will be quite a bit of confusion; more so than there already was, and scrambling to keep officers updated on what they can and can't do.
UPDATE: I'll post the full decision the Judge made later when the site isn't crashing.
UPDATE: I'll post the full decision the Judge made later when the site isn't crashing.
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Who knows what will happen...
...I've kind of given up on the matter. It's all f'ed up anyway.
They're still going to do whatever they want to & I'm still not going to like it.
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