South Carolina To Adopt Arizona Immigration Law

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SC to adopt Arizona Immigration Law


On July 8, 2010, in SC, by Tom ....

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In a move that could be referred to as inverse-nullification, the South Carolina state government is planning to adopt an Immigration Bill very similar to the one passed in Arizona, which simply re-states the Federal immigration policy and gives authority to local officials to enforce the laws that the feds refuse to enforce. In what the mainstream press and the Obama administration are referring to as a rebellious act, the South Carolina government will be passing a law which simply affirms federal policy.



South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) touted a comprehensive set of measures against illegal immigration as the nation’s strictest when he signed it into law in 2008. The far-reaching legislation forced businesses to check the immigration status of their workers. Harboring and transporting illegal immigrants also became a state crime. State lawmakers are seeking to build on it and were quick this year to draw up an Arizona-style bill, introducing it less than a week after the Arizona measure was signed.



State Sen. Larry Martin (R) said in an interview that an Arizona-type measure was introduced too late this year. “But I have every expectation a new bill will be introduced in January,” he said. “As long as an officer has a lawful reason to question someone, and then a suspicion develops [that] they are an undocumented person, then I think our law enforcement folks ought to be able to pursue that,” he said.