U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled Wednesday that several articles of the immigration bill SB 1070 in Arizona will not be enforce, because it "interferes with the efforts of the federal government to set immigration policy." Bolton stated her decision on a 36-page report arguing that “the federal government's ability to enforce its policies and achieve its objectives will be undermined by the state's enforcement of statutes that interfere with federal law,"
As reported on MSNBC, the law will take effect on Thursday, but without the provisions that upset opponents of the rule. The most contested article was the power given to the police, to verify the immigration status of a person, only on a suspicion of having entered the country illegally.
The judge explained that the challenged articles of the rule will be dealt with in different courts in the country, while other provisions of law, the procedures and Arizona's immigration status will come into force at 12:01 on Thursday.
Jan Brewer, Arizona's governor signed the controversial law last April 23, causing a great division in the American people on immigration in the country. It is estimated that at least 20 states want to implement similar measures in their regions.
The division is exacerbated
Before the decision of the judge to suspend most of the articles of SB 1070, tension grew between retractors and supporters in the streets of Phoenix.
Hundreds of people arrived from the city of Los Angeles to join the planned protests outside the Capitol in Phoenix, in opposition to the rule.
Lydia Guzman, chairman of the NGO, "We are America" said that "justice will prevail" after learning of the decision of the magistrate.
John Kavanagh, a state representative and member of the Republican party, said that there will be a swift appeal against the decision. "We need the protection this law provides," said the politician.
Governor Jan Brewer said Tuesday at a news conference that more than 15 000 police officers in Arizona had been trained to distinguish who is a illegal suspect without the need of racial profiling.
"Racial discrimination is illegal. It is illegal in the United States, is illegal in Arizona and will remain so, " Brewer told reporters.
The survey wars
SB 1070 also created a feeling for and against immigrants. Several U.S. media have, for the three months since the rule was adopted, published surveys with totally different results.
According to CNN, 55 percent of Americans believe that all states should have a law similar to Arizona, while 40 percent opposed.
At the same time the biggest Hispanic TV network in the United States, Univision, published a survey in collaboration with the Associated Press, detailing that 67 percent of Hispanics in the United States reject the law and believe that an immigration reform should be approved.
The judge explained that the challenged articles of the rule will be dealt with in different courts in the country, while other provisions of law, the procedures and Arizona's immigration status will come into force at 12:01 on Thursday.
Jan Brewer, Arizona's governor signed the controversial law last April 23, causing a great division in the American people on immigration in the country. It is estimated that at least 20 states want to implement similar measures in their regions.
The division is exacerbated
Before the decision of the judge to suspend most of the articles of SB 1070, tension grew between retractors and supporters in the streets of Phoenix.
Hundreds of people arrived from the city of Los Angeles to join the planned protests outside the Capitol in Phoenix, in opposition to the rule.
Lydia Guzman, chairman of the NGO, "We are America" said that "justice will prevail" after learning of the decision of the magistrate.
John Kavanagh, a state representative and member of the Republican party, said that there will be a swift appeal against the decision. "We need the protection this law provides," said the politician.
Governor Jan Brewer said Tuesday at a news conference that more than 15 000 police officers in Arizona had been trained to distinguish who is a illegal suspect without the need of racial profiling.
"Racial discrimination is illegal. It is illegal in the United States, is illegal in Arizona and will remain so, " Brewer told reporters.
The survey wars
SB 1070 also created a feeling for and against immigrants. Several U.S. media have, for the three months since the rule was adopted, published surveys with totally different results.
According to CNN, 55 percent of Americans believe that all states should have a law similar to Arizona, while 40 percent opposed.
At the same time the biggest Hispanic TV network in the United States, Univision, published a survey in collaboration with the Associated Press, detailing that 67 percent of Hispanics in the United States reject the law and believe that an immigration reform should be approved.