Arizona immigration law creates problem for other states

Arizona's tough new immigration law is driving undocumented families out. A few of the immigrants are returning to Mexico, but many simply are pulling up stakes and relocating to other parts of the United States, according to a story in the Arizona Republic.

From Arizona's perspective, that is a sign that Senate Bill 1070 is already starting to achieve its goal of "attrition through enforcement," even though the measure spearheaded by state Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, doesn't go into effect until July 29. But some policymakers see Arizona's fix as merely shoving its problems onto other states. They say a national solution, comprehensive immigration reform, is needed to appropriately address the border breakdown, and they are looking to President Barack Obama for leadership.

"Russell Pearce says other states are going to be passing their own 1070s, so the pressure is on the president," said U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., senior member of the state's U.S. House delegation. "He'll have to do something or else he's going to get 50 immigration laws that are probably all different, which is something that I don't think he wants."

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