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April 22, 2010
Contact: Jason Llorenz
202-434-8070
Jason.llorenz@nhcsl.org
HISPANIC STATE LEGISLATORS CONDEMN ARIZONA BILL SB 1070
COALITION CALLS UPON GOVERNOR BREWER TO VETO THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL ANTI-IMMIGRANT MEASURE
Washington, D.C. – NHCSL joins the national community in calling on Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer, to veto a piece of Arizona legislation that is illegal, wasteful of state resources and in direct violation of American values and the Constitution. In a letter to Governor Brewer, NHCSL President, Iris Y. Martinez (IL.), wrote,
We stand firmly in calling for a veto of SB 1070. The bill is legally flawed in its encroachment upon Constitutionally-established federal immigration enforcement activities, and endangers all Arizonans by diminishing common notions of fair, legal law enforcement.
“This bill smacks of a poorly-motivated attempt to codify racial and ethnic profiling and harassment into law,” wrote Senator Martinez.
NHCSL calls upon the Governor to join the national community in working to identify comprehensive solutions to legally address the influx in undocumented immigrants – by working within the confines of the Constitution and cooperating with community leaders and the federal government in the absence of Congressional action on comprehensive immigration reform.
SB 1070 is yet another example of the dire need for comprehensive federal immigration reform. A federal law is needed to enhance border security, require employers to enforce immigration laws and level the playing field for law-abiding employers and workers by creating a pathway to citizenship, and treating immigrants humanely.
NHCSL Condemns Arizona SB 1070
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