The Smithian

…a coalition of civil rights groups asked a federal court to stop the “show me your papers provision” from Arizona’s SB 1070 from going into effect. Of the four primary provisions the Supreme Court considered, it is the one which in its ruling last month, was not blocked.. the…coalition, which includes the National Immigration Law Center, the ACLU and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, is arguing…that SB 1070 and this provision in particular, discriminates against Latinos and those of Mexican origin. The coalition says it is armed with evidence which shows that legislators…used inflammatory anti-Latino language in their communications about the law.

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