Immigrant Community Fears New Arizona Law

[Quetzal]

Immigrant Community Fears New Arizona Law

PHOENIX (AP) - Immigrant parents have been flooding community leaders with calls and pulling their children out of Head Start this week after Arizona voters approved a ballot measure aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, Hispanic officials said.

Proposition 200 requires proof of citizenship when seeking public benefits or when registering to vote. Government employees are required to report suspected illegal immigrants seeking public benefits or else face jail time and fines.

Martin Delgado, a legal resident, said he fears for his wife who is here illegally. She is among the estimated 300,000 to 350,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona.

"She fears even to go out to walk because anyone can ask her for legal papers," said Delgado, 33. "She doesn't have any type of identification, and now it will be harder to go around."

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http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/other/1110/11-5-2004/20041105100005_29.html

[JI7]

1. wasn't a similar thing in California (prop 187) struck down by courts ?

[Leilani]

2. The case in California was different

it cut off all benefits, so was ruled against.

The Arizonans crafted this proposal based on 187.

It does not include education. Health care I'm not sure about.

It includes welfare type programs.