(StraightNews.org) – Arizona’s Secure the Border Act will be on the November ballot after the Maricopa County Superior Court threw out a lawsuit challenging its legitimacy. The legislation aims to crack down on illegal immigration in the Grand Canyon State, which sees some of the highest migrant numbers in America. State Senator Janae Shamp introduced the law, which would make it a state criminal offense to enter Arizona illegally, except at a lawful point of entry.
In a published statement, Senator Shamp said, “My colleagues and I worked tirelessly this session to create impactful legislation to help secure our border.” The Senator went on to condemn the federal government for “neglecting” the safety of Arizonans and called on the state’s citizens to “fight back against the tyranny” of Washington, DC.
In his ruling, Judge Scott Minder rejected arguments from the Living United for Change in Arizona campaign group, which said the measure violated the state’s single-subject rule, meaning that the content of a ballot proposal must be limited to the topic represented in the title. Judge Minder said the bill addressed only one subject, which he described as “responses to harms relating to an unsecured border.”
The measure will appear on the November 5 ballot as Prop 314. Along with criminalizing illegal entry, law enforcement agencies will be allowed to arrest violators, and Judges will be able to order deportations. Additionally, bringing the killer drug Fentanyl into America would result in a ten-year jail term.
Living United for Change in Arizona said it intends to appeal the court’s ruling and urged the Arizona Supreme Court to “deny this proposition on constitutional grounds.” Alejandra Gomez, executive director of the group, said the legislation would facilitate discriminatory behavior by law enforcement and subject Latino residents to “suspicion and persecution.” She added that it would cause “over-policing” in every community in the state.
Other pro-migration groups support the appeal, including the Phoenix Legal Action Network and the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project.
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