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Border Patrol
Border Patrol was officially established on this day by an act of Congress as a way to monitor the increasing immigration epidemic. -
NATFA Devastation
During this time, there was a large sudden increase in immigration as NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) went into effect, causing devastation to the corn and coffee farmers of Mexico. -
Prop 200
Prop 200 was passed requiring all individuals in Arizona to produce citizenship documents when voting or receiving any government social services. -
Passing of AZ Human Smuggling Law
The passing of this law made it a starte crime to smuggle humans, which had already been passed as a federal crime previously. -
Introduction of SB 1070
Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce intoduced SB 1070 which would mandate policemen to check the immigration status of any one they have suspisions about being illegal, punish those who knowingly bring over someone they know is illegal, make people illegally guilty for trespassing, make it a crime to solicit for public work if it impedes traffic, and punish employers who knowingly hire an illegal citizen. -
AZ Senate towards SB 1070
SB 1070 passes Arizona State Senate by a vote of 17 to 13 and sends it to the House. -
House Passes SB 1070
The Arizona House passes SB 1070 with a 35 to 21 vote, and the SB 1070 bill was then sent to Governor Jan Brewer, for her consent. -
SB 1070
On this day, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law. About 1,500 protestors were gathered outside the state capital begging her to veto the law. -
HB 2162
Jan Brewer signs HB 2162 to take care of concerns that SB 1070 will lead to racial profiling by police. The bill states that police officers can't investigate on complaints based on any racial background, but can only ask the immigration status of a person if they are in a stop, detention, or arrest. -
Prevention of SB 1070
The U.S. Department of Justice puts a halt on the implementation of SB 1070 claiming it to be unconstitutional and saying it's the government's job to monitor immigration, not the state. -
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
After U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton issues a temporary injunction hours before SB 1070 was going to take effect, Jan Brewer's office appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Petiton towards Ninth Circuit
The state of Arizona signs and submits a petition to review and overturn the Ninth Circuit Court's ruling against SB 1070. -
Progress towards SB 1070
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, and hopefully progress towards the passing of Arizona's new immigration law, SB 1070. -
Current Status of SB 1070
Vocal arguments either for or against law SB 1070 are set to begin before eight of the nine Supreme Court justices. -
Decision of SB 1070
The court nullified 3 of the 4 provisions of SB 1070, because they believed that Arizona was trying to take over too many responsibilities of the federal government, but they did pass the provision that police are required to arrest and hold anyone they suspect is illegal until federal officials can check and verify their immigration status.