Law Targets Dept: The law is expected to go into effect in July and will require police to question people about their immigrant status if they suspect they are in Arizona illegally. On Tuesday, Obama warned that the law targets people who look like they might be illegal immigrants, specifically Hispanics. A tough new immigration law in Arizona is drawing plenty of enemies who hope to kill it, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Democratic lawmakers and the Mexican government. Immigrants unable to produce documents showing they are allowed to be in the United States could be arrested, jailed for up to six months and fined $2,500 US, a significant escalation of the current federal punishment of deportation. As
reported in the news.
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