Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the bill into law.

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"I think it's a good proposal because it will cover maybe a million workers, " said Council Member Gale Brewer, the bill's lead sponsor.

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City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, the bill's sponsor, said she tallied some 500 conference calls on the issue over the years, not to mention hundreds of news conferences, rallies and meetings.

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Arizona's governor, Jan Brewer, who signed the bill into law, retorts that it explicitly prohibits racial profiling.

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