Reaction to Supreme Court Arizona Immigration Law Ruling

Opponents of the Arizona immigration law reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision on the law. The Court upheld the provision that requires police officers review a person’s immigration status if they suspect that person is in the country illegally. The Court, however, rejected three others provisions, ruling that the state cannot criminalize illegal immigrants seeking work, allow officers to arrest people without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe the person is an illegal immigrant, and make it a crime for immigrants to be in Arizona without their immigration papers. close