Court Case Brief-Arizona V. United States

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Case Brief- Arizona v. United States
Issue:
The state of Arizona enacted a statute known as Senate Bill 1070 in 2010. S.B. 1070 was to address a large number of illegal immigrants in the state.’ Is the Arizona statute S.B. 1070 constitutional? Do any part of the Arizona statute violate the constitution and if so what parts do it violate?
Rules(s):
The United States Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) and S.B. 1070.
Analysis/Application/Argument:
In 2010, senate bill 1070 was signed into law by Arizona’s governor Jan Brewer. The goal was to counteract illegal immigration that had drastically affected the state bordering Mexico for numerous decades. (FindLaw, n.d.). Under the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act”, law

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