Debra Saunders: Arizona Law Goes Too Far but Boycotts Only Divide

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LET me lead with what should be an unremarkable observation: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer did not write federal immigration laws that require permanent residents to carry green cards, employers to check documentation or limits on the number of legal immigrants admitted each year. Washington did.

But because Washington has failed to enforce those rules, Brewer signed into law a bill passed by the Arizona legislature to beef up and expand enforcement of federal immigration law.

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Debra Saunders: Arizona Law Goes Too Far but Boycotts Only Divide

Yet the law went too far. While a good chunk of the law penalizes employers who hire illegal immigrants - a good thing - the bill also allows local cops to question anyone suspected of being unlawfully in the United States and essen...

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