SB1070 Redux: Judge decides ‘papers, please’ racially neutral; upholds provision

Papers_Please_-_Title_LogoBy Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star

A federal judge on Friday upheld what has been described as the “papers, please” provision of a controversial 2010 Arizona law aimed at illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton rejected claims by immigrant-rights groups that a requirement for police to check the immigration status of people they have stopped for other reasons is racially discriminatory. The judge said while it may be that most of the people affected in Arizona are Hispanic, the law itself is racially neutral.

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