Thursday in Phoenix is schedule to begin the first major hearing in one of seven lawsuits against the Arizona’s immigration law SB 1070.

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton will hear arguments from the non-profit organization, "Chicanos por la Causa” and the police officer David Salgado, both trying to avoid the enforcement of the law next July 29.

Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer, who will also be present at the hearing, presented a petition to the Judge to dismiss the challenges made by these two instances.

Ever since the law was signed by Gov. Brewer on April 23, there have been several demonstrations in many cities across the United States, for and against the measure.

Supporters of the SB 1070 law say that the adoption of this type of legislature was necessary, because the federal government has not properly fought illegal immigration in Arizona. The state is considered one of the busiest corridors for the entry of illegal immigrants to the United States.

Opponents say the rule will accentuate racial discrimination. Even some opponents have argued for a tourist boycott of Arizona.

The Arizona immigration law makes it a state crime to remain illegal in that state. Also empowers the police to ask anyone suspicious of entering the country illegally, about their immigration status.

Among the challenges, one was filed by the Justice Department who fears that the law affects civil rights and is unconstitutional. The others were filed by civil rights groups, religious groups, a researcher from Washington and a police officer from the city of Tucson.

Financial support to Brewer

The Christian Science Monitor web portal, reports that the governor of Arizona has received more than one million dollars in contributions to defend the law.

Donations to Gov. Jan Brewer’s special legal defense fund, mostly in website donations are pouring in from all over the country. Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida are the states with the most online donors.

On Tuesday, online contributions recorded 1,104,934.63 from at least 24.000 persons. The Republican governor created a financial aid fund in late May to help the state defend its right to enforce the law.

Last week, Bolton said she was not obliged to take a decision on whether to suspend the law before it takes effect.

Tell us what do you think about it? Can the law suits prevent the law to take effect or not?