Paired with a state enforcement law better written than SB1070, however, such an approach might amount to a compelling compromise.

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Pearce was the driving force behind SB1070, the controversial anti-immigration bill signed into law last year by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.

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He was a driving force behind the controversial Arizona immigration law SB1070, which critics say targets Hispanics and will lead to racial profiling.

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She now woos Latinos with Spanish-language ads, opposes Arizona's immigration law and worked behind the scenes to prevent the state's Republican Party from endorsing SB1070.

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You know in Arizona we went our own way with SB1070.

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SB1070 is supposed to make that no longer the case.

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The Arizona state senator who sponsored SB1070, Russell Pearce, is also Mormon, which has led to speculation that this is why the Mormon Church has not yet expressed a moral opinion on the matter.

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By the next evening SB1070 was gone.

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