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Arizona, the Latest Battleground over Illegal Immigration
Arizona officials claim that federal inaction required the state to crack down on illegal immigration. Does it have that power? Does a new state law provide needed protection or violate civil rights and interfere with federal authority over foreign policy? Also, the White House steps up involvement in oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and Europe's financial crisis and the US economy.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenArizona officials claim that federal inaction required the state to crack down on illegal immigration. Does it have that power? Does a new state law provide needed protection or violate civil rights and interfere with federal authority over foreign policy? Also, the White House steps up involvement in oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On Reporter's Notebook, Greece is in major trouble, and now the bonds of Spain and Portugal are being downgraded. What's happening to major markets for American exports?
Banner image: An undocumented Mexican immigrant reads a form detailing his rights while waiting to be deported from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), center on April 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
