A group of about people protest enforcement of SB outside of the Tucson Police Department in downtown Tucson in Ten years ago the Arizona Legislature passed a bill that gave local police the responsibility to check the immigration status of residents during routine stops.
Known by its legislative name, Senate Bill , it quickly gained notoriety and widespread opposition from the Latino community and others around the country. Then Gov. Luige del Puerto was a statehouse reporter at the time the bill was passed.
He said the passage of SB was not a surprise. Contemporaneous events like the economic crash and the death of a Douglas rancher painted the border as a dangerous place. That perfect storm of circumstances contributed to SB making it farther than any of the other similarly harsh enforcement bills that had been previously proposed.
According to del Puerto, this also made it politically difficult for Brewer to veto the bill. Several lawmakers who backed SB declined requests to be interviewed. Russell Pearce, the bill's main architect and sponsor, was recalled from office in November The year police veteran said that with the benefit of hindsight, he did not think the bill made Arizona any safer.
As Arizona continues to battle with the federal government over immigration policy, some cities are stepping up to make a statement of their own. Democrats in the state legislature say it's time to repeal the law. Their Republicans counterparts pledge to block any attempt at changing the controversial law. Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce helped enact tough laws enforcing immigration regulations on a state level, including the controversial SB Some voters think it went too far.
The recall of Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce could lead to a discussion about immigration focused on solutions instead of rhetoric.
Members of the Tea Party say there are others to carry on the cause. Just months after he lost his seat in a recall election, Russell Pearce announces he will run again for state senate. He said he will run in a newly drawn, yet still conservative, district in Mesa. Inspired by Arizona's strict immigration enforcement law, a California assembly member has introduced a similar bill in the Golden State. A Kansas State Representative has introduced a resolution modeled after the Utah Compact, both of which are aimed at changing the tone of the immigration debate.
The head of the American Civil Liberties Union in San Diego says he and his staff helped craft the lawsuit against Arizona's controversial new immigration law. The ACLU and other civil rights groups sued all Arizona counties and sheriffs on Monday arguing the law is unconstitutional.
Skip to main content. Study: After SB , More High School Students Live Alone A study finds that even though the majority of SB 's provisions were not enacted, it caused some migrants to move out of Arizona, and they often left their children behind to finish school.
Supreme Court is set to review the controversial law, which sparked similar legislation in Alabama, South Carolina and Utah. Jan Brewer signed the immigration enforcement law.
Still, the political dynamics and attitudes that resulted in SB never seem too far away. Would the hard-line immigration law pass today? SB made being in the country illegally a state crime.
It also made it illegal to fail to carry immigration papers; barred people from hiring or knowingly transporting unauthorized immigrants; and allowed police to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally, among other provisions.
What to know about Arizona's SB What it did, what's still in effect and what were the consequences. A decade later, SB still has grip on Arizona immigrants. SB galvanized a generation of Latinos to run for office and get politically involved.
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