Arizona Immigration law

A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona's immigration law at the last minute Wednesday July 28, 2010, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation between police and thousands of activists that had been building for months. The key issue before U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton in the case is as old as the nation itself: Does federal law trump state law? The federal government estimated that Arizona had one of the fastest growing illegal immigrant populations in the country, increasing from 330,000 in 2000 to 560,000 by 2008. Arizona has adopted other laws to deter the settlement of illegal immigrants in the state in recent years. The federal government estimates that the illegal immigrant population dropped by 18 percent in the state from 2008 to 2009, compared to a 7 percent drop for the nation as a whole. Opponents argued the law will lead to racial profiling, conflict with federal immigration law and distract local police from fighting more serious crimes. EXPRESS YOUR SELF: Friday Night JULY, 30 2010 -- 10:00 CEN. TIME Please tune in online at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/BIGGIESRADIO