Resources on Arizona’s Law SB 1070

On April 23, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a law (SB 1070) that will require police to investigate the immigration status of persons they stop if there is “reasonable suspicion” the person is in the country illegally. The new law is expected to lead to widespread racial profiling, and has further polarized the debate on immigration. Across the country, immigrant rights groups, state and local governments, performers, civil rights groups, and others have announced they will protest Arizona’s actions by boycotting the state. Several lawsuits have been filed, challenging Arizona’s actions in an arena that is a federal responsibility.

Following is a list of links to resources having to do with the Arizona law. They include links to information explaining the law and the consequences of its implementation; to information about lawsuits to halt the implementation of SB 1070; information about boycott efforts; and other information.

Litigation

Links to information about challenges to Arizona’s SB 1070 law, including links to the Department of Justice materials related to their lawsuit, as well as a litigation clearinghouse.

Judge’s Order Preliminarily Enjoining Parts of SB 1070 from Taking Effect in U.S. v Arizona
Arizona SB 1070, Legal Challenges and Economic Realities, American Immigration Council Legal Action Center
Beyond The Federal Government’s Lawsuit: How Others Are Challenging Arizona’s Immigration Law, Center for American Progress (Wonk Room)
Citing Conflict with Federal Law, Department of Justice Challenges Arizona Immigration Law, U.S. Department of Justice
Taking Action Against Arizona, Center for American Progress
Press Call: Legal Experts, Law Enforcement Discuss Arizona SB 1070 Federal Lawsuit, Center for American Progress
Facts about Federal Preemption, National Immigration Law Center

Activism

Promise Arizona (PAZ) is a new membership organization whose mission is to recruit, train and support a new generation of leaders from across the state to build a new Arizona.

Information on SB 1070

Links providing information about Arizona’s SB 1070 law and the potential consequences of its implementation, including a section-by-section analysis of the law.

The Legal Challenges and Economic Realities of Arizona’s SB 1070, Immigration Policy Center
ACLU of Arizona Section by Section Analysis of SB 1070 “Immigration; Law Enforcement; Safe Neighborhoods”, American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona
Video: Arizona’s Immigration Crackdown, Center for American Progress
Fast Facts on Arizona’s Immigration Crack Down: The New Law’s Dangerous Economic, Social, and Legal Consequences, Center for American Progress

Questions and Answers on SB 1070

Links to Questions and Answers regarding Arizona’s SB 1070 law.

Q&A Guide to Arizona’s New Immigration Law, Immigration Policy Center
Frequently Asked Questions About the Arizona Racial Profiling Law, ACLU
Ask the Expert: Marshall Fitz on the Justice’s Department’s Lawsuit Against Arizona, Center for American Progress
Un Minuto Con un Experto: La Demanda del Departamento de Justicia en Contra la Ley de Arizona SB1070, Question and Answers about the Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Arizona (in Spanish), Center for American Progress
Ask the Expert: What’s Going On in Arizona? Center for American Progress

Crime in Arizona: Just the Facts

Links to websites providing information about crime in Arizona.

Fact Sheet: Setting the Record Straight on Border Crime, Center for American Progress
In Arizona, It’s Politics, Not Crime, Driving Border Insecurity, National Immigration Forum

Implementation Information

Links to training materials produced by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board

SB1070 Public Information Center (Training handouts and video)

Public Opinion

Bipartisan Poll: In Arizona Aftermath, Public Demands National Immigration Reform, Lake Research Partners for Americas Voice.
Public Opinion Snapshot: Comprehensive Immigration Reform and the Arizona Law, Center for American Progress

State and Local Immigration Enforcement Measures

Links to reports on non-federal immigration enforcement measures, including measures considered by states and localities in reaction to Arizona’s SB 1070.

Arizona is Not the First State to Take Immigration Matters into their Own Hands, Immigration Policy Center
2010 Immigration-Related Bills and Resolutions in the States, National Conference of State Legislatures, April 27, 2010
Anti-Immigrant State Legislation and Ordinances, MALDEF
Push Back: At least 60 Local Measures Oppose Arizona S.B. 1070, Reform Immigration FOR America
Massachusetts rejects Arizona-style copycat legislation, resolutions opposed to Arizona grow in numbers, Immigration Reform FOR America
State and Local Law Enforcement, American Immigration Council Legal Action Center

Harassment Reporting

Web site where immigrants and non-immigrants can report incidents of harassment and intimidation. The incidents are then compiled on a map, with month-by-month statistics.

Allowing Arizonans to report acts of harassment and intimidation, Arizonans Unite

Resources for State and Local Elected Leaders

Various materials related to immigration reform and State and Local actions opposing the Arizona Law, including resolutions and copycat legislation, fact sheets, templates for op-eds and letters, and poll results.

State and Local Elected Leaders for Immigration Reform, Reform Immigration FOR America

Business

Let’s talk about the real solution, (Coalition of Arizona Business Leaders)

Organizations with SB 1070 Web sites

These links are to different organizations with their own pages regarding Arizona’s SB 1070 legislation. On these pages are various resources including talking points against the law, information about boycott campaigns against the legislation, and actions.

Alto Arizona, NDLON
It Stops in Arizona, SEIU
Unite Arizona, LULAC
Errorzona, Being Latino and the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA)
AAPIs Say No to Arizona, Asian American Justice Center (AAJC)
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund strongly opposes Arizona’s SB 1070, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)
Boycott Intolerance, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)
The Sound Strike
Civil Rights Center (CRC)

Boycotts of Arizona

This page is the clearinghouse regarding the boycotts of Arizona.

Arizona Boycott Clearinghouse (ABC), Somos America

LGBT on Arizona

Joint statement of more than 20 LGBT groups opposing Arizona’s SB 1070 law.

LGBT Rights Groups, and Allies, Join Outcry in Anti-Immigrant Measure in Arizona, Immigration Equality

Politics

Links to various websites following the politics of Arizona, including Arizona Democratic Party’s Web site following Gov. Brewer and fighting back against SB 1070.