At the time of its passage in April, 2010, Cardinal Mahoney described Arizona’s SB 1070 as “nazi-like.” In the following legislative session, copy cats of the bill were introduced in more than 20 states. Georgia, South Carolina, Indiana, Utah, and Alabama, all passed some version of the bill, spreading the Arizonification of the country and the human rights crisis created by enlisting local agencies in enforcing immigration law.
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