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Laws, Legislation & Resolutions
Status of Arizona- and Alabama-inspired Legislation  |  Differences Between the Alabama and Arizona Racial Profiling Laws  |  Utah: Going Down Arizona’s Unconstitutional Path  |  The Anti-Immigrant Movement that Failed: Positive Integration Policies by States Still Far Outweigh Punitive Policies Aimed at New Immigrants

Litigation
South Carolina's SB 20  |  Georgia's HB 87  |  Alabama's HB 56  |  Indiana's SB 590 & HB 1402  |  Utah's HB 497  |  Arizona's SB 1070  |  Orleans Parish Sheriff for Illegal Immigration Holds  |  City of Farmers Branch, Texas  |  City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Testimony for Congressional Hearings
Hearing on “Examining the Constitutionality and Prudence of State and Local Governments Enforcing Immigration Law”  |  Hearing on “Ending Racial Profiling in America”

Police Chiefs on Enforcement of Immigration Law by Local and State Officials

State Immigration-related Legislation: Last Year’s Key Battles Set the Stage for 2012
This wrap-up summarizes 2011’s battles in four key areas that, in 2012, will continue to play a prominent role in states’ debates.

Action & Advocacy Resources