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The author of a harsh state law against illegal immigrants in Arizona, passed last year, is a Mormon.
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Although the status-check provision contains no criminal sanctions or authority for the state to hold illegal immigrants without federal permission, it emerged as the flash point of controversy over effectively enlisting every Arizona law officer in a state campaign to "discourage and deter" the presence of illegal immigrants, as the statute says.
WSJ: Supreme Court Splits on Arizona Immigration Law
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The Arizona voting law was part of a package that also denied some government benefits to illegal immigrants and required Arizonans to show identification before voting.
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