Comments on The 'Arizonification' of the US immigration debate
While many focused on the US supreme court's consideration of
Arizona's SB1070 on Wednesday, events on the streets of Phoenix and
not in the court, foreshadow the future of the country's immigration
debate. Within the supreme court, a very narrow legal principle was
discussed – as to whether Arizona was infringing on the federal
government's right to set immigration policy. In Phoenix, hundreds of
demonstrators were clear about what was really at stake in the high
court: a negative decision would clearly worsen Arizona's human rights
crisis, but even a positive ruling would not solve it.