SB 1070 ruling spurs renewed calls for immigration reform
SB 1070 ruling spurs renewed calls for immigration reform
- July 2, 2012
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science associate professor, is quoted in the Arizona Republic June 30, 2012
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From the Arizona Republic:
From the moment the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona's immigration
law last week, a chorus of experts, activists and elected officials renewed a call
for Congress to reform immigration laws at a federal level. But any such effort may
be as doomed now as it has been in the past. Immigration experts and even die-hard
supporters of reform say Congress may never pass a massive bill that tackles all aspects
of the nation's broken immigration system, including the 11.5 million immigrants living
in the U.S. without legal status. More likely, Congress will pass a scaled-down version
of the sweeping immigration-reform bills that failed in 2006 and 2007, or take a piecemeal
approach. But even that could take years depending on who wins the presidential election,
leaving open the question of when, if ever, comprehensive reform will occur. "Ever?
Yes. In the near future, no," said Louis DeSipio, a political-science professor at
the University of California, Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/07/02/201207....
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