Federal judge blocks toughest parts of Arizona immigration law
29.07.10
El Mirage, Ariz. - A federal judge Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of the Immigration Act of Arizona, a last minute, if temporary, relief to opponents who have called for extreme measures and that you want a federal approach to the problem.
But Carina Garcia he already feels as if the law has supported all his weight against his community. "I am happy today," she said. "But many people here have already left. They are afraid."
The shelves in her jewelry and perfume in El Mirage booth, 30 minutes northwest of Phoenix, are sterile.The companies have filed as Garcia melted gold and sold. Now, she is often alone, a fan stirring Sex and the City perfume in the warm air.
"It's hard to survive," said Garcia, 32, who moved here from Mexico eight years ago and expects to become a U.S. citizen in December.
In Phoenix, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled that the law could come into force today, but not the most difficult of his pieces, including sections requiring police officers to check the immigration status of a person while the application of laws and requiring immigrants to make their submissions at any time.These provisions remain in abeyance while Bolton continues to hear challenges to the law.
Source: Tampabay.com