Abstract
Enforcement directives are politically popular in Arizona, galvanizing support for elected and public officials. Some of the rhetoric regarding immigration has been largely symbolic and unfairly scapegoats immigrants. Starting in the mid-1990s, there have been a variety of policies passed in Arizona that target unauthorized immigrants. In 2010, one of the most controversial immigration policies in the United States, SB 1070, was passed in the state setting off debates nationally and internationally. As the unauthorized immigrant population increased, so did the number of laws targeting their presence. Immigration policy reform or more enforcement directives becomes politically popular in Arizona, galvanizing support for those elected officials that oppose illegal immigration. This chapter is a review of some of the laws, policies, and bills that led to the passage of SB 1070.
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Magaña , L. (2013). Arizona’s Immigration Policies and SB 1070. In: Magaña, L., Lee, E. (eds) Latino Politics and Arizona’s Immigration Law SB 1070. Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0296-1_2
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