Some in Arkansas delegation oppose federal lawsuit against Arizona

Posted on 12 July 2010 By John Lyon
Arkansas News Bureau

LITTLE ROCK — Several members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation said today they disagree with the Obama administration’s decision to sue the state of Arizona over its new immigration law.

U.S. Rep. Mike Ross. D-Prescott, issued a statement today expressing his opposition to the Justice’s Department’s lawsuit filed last week. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the law, which authorizes Arizona police to demand proof of legal status from people they suspect of being in the country illegally and detain people who cannot provide proof.

“I absolutely do not support this lawsuit,â€