If state and local authorities be able to detain workers who are suspected of crossing the country fraudulently? That’s the key to a proposed bill at the state senate in Arizona.  ,
The Republican-sponsored bill resembles a Texas law that is already at the center of a federal constitutional battle over whip-lash decisions. House Bill 2748, if passed, would sanction local and state authorities to detain people who have crossed the border illegally.
” In 2023 alone, there were more illegal crossings than births in this country”, said State Rep. Joseph Chaplik ( R- District 23 ). We think it is important to secure the borders for our nation, particularly in a crisis like ours.
The goal of safety, as stated by GOP lawmakers like State Rep. Chaplik, is someone Navajo County Sheriff David Clouse says he supports.
” I am aware that the people in my region are hungry for some action. Eager for leadership”, said Sheriff Clouse.
Judge Clouse, along with the Arizona Sheriff’s Association, think it’s a step towards solving what Republicans and Democrats everywhere have deemed a crisis on our southern border.  ,
” What this does is it gives law enforcement a device to use in certain conditions, if they need it”, said Sheriff Clouse.
Texas- prompted border expenses sparks AZ controversy
If local and state police be able to detain workers who are suspected of crossing the country fraudulently? That’s the key to a proposed bill at the state senate in Arizona. FOX 10’s Lauren Clark reports.
On both edges, the act has sparked a lot of emotion. Supporters say it is a shift that’s necessary to combat the massive amounts of immigrant bridges along the frontier, while critics argue the costs is illegal, and may lead to racial stereotyping.  ,
Political Party members squatted and left in protest at a State Senate committee hearing where the act was being discussed. Rosanna Gaboldon, the state senator, claimed she did n’t understand the purpose of bringing up HB2748.  ,
Why do we have to wait through more testimony when the governor knows these bills are illegal and will have their vetoes blocked? said State Sen. Gabaldon ( D- District 21 ).
State Senator Flavio Bravo (D-District 26 ), who is not elected to represent Texas, said,” This is a copycat bill from what we are seeing in Texas.”
Some critics of the bill claim that it will have disastrous effects, comparing it to SB1070, which is in dispute.
According to the Associated Press, SB1070 is an Arizona rules that, among other things, required law enforcement officers to inquire about suspects ‘ immigration position if they had reason to believe they were in the U. S. improperly. The clause requiring immigration status inspections during law enforcement stops was upheld, but three different provisions were over.
” It’s monitoring! It’s racial profiling, and the way that it’s written it gives law enforcement authority to prevent whoever they want, just because of the way they look”, said State Sen. Rosanna Gabaldon ( D- City 21 ).
Judge Clouse, but, disagrees with that statement.
” We find that it’s often unpleasant to think that we, as law enforcement officials, that that’s how we operate”.
Whether or not Governor Katie Hobbs, a member of the Democratic Party, will sign the bill into law remains to be seen. While the governor’s State of the State Address focused on border protection, it is important to note that she has recently vetoed several charges, including the” Arizona Border Invasion Act,” in the past.
