Rights groups sue over SB 1070
ACLU, NAACP among those fighting Arizona immigration law
62 commentsby Alia Beard Rau - May. 17, 2010 09:10 AM
The Arizona Republic

ACLU and other national civil-rights organizations on Monday sued in federal court about the constitutionality of Arizona's new immigration law.

The group involves the American Civil Liberties Union, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Immigration Law Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Day Laborer Organizing Network and Asian Pacific American Legal Center. They allege that the law "encourages racial profiling, endangers public safety and betrays American values."

Theirs is the fifth lawsuit challenging the law, which is scheduled to go into effect July 29.

Other lawsuits have been filed by the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, Tucson Officer Martin Escobar, Phoenix Officer David Salgado and Roberto Javier Frisancho, a naturalized citizen and Washington, D.C., resident who plans to visit Arizona as part of his research on the Chandler roundup of illegal immigrants in 1997.

The Tucson, Flagstaff and San Luis city councils have voted to sue as well, although none has yet filed. San Luis City Attorney Glenn Gimbut said the law is contradictory and could place San Luis on risky legal ground.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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