Debate Heats up over Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070

July 16, 2010

New York, NY, July 16, 2010---Fellow border Governors Jan Brewer (R-AZ) and Bill Richardson (D-NM) go head-to-head over the new Arizona immigration law in the upcoming issue of Americas Quarterly.

Governor Brewer argues that Washington's failure to enforce existing immigration laws has forced Arizona's hand: “With a federal government unwilling to secure our border for years, Arizona was left with little choice. A nation without borders is like a house without walls.”

Governor Richardson refutes this stance, arguing that SB 1070 is not only legally indefensible, but just bad policy: “Immigration and control of our international borders are federal issues for a reason. It is in America’s national interest to have a uniform approach to an issue that affects foreign policy and national security.”

Access the article online.

The next issue of AQ comes out July 29, the same day SB 1070 is slated for implementation.

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