THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2007 Last modified:
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Poll: Most support employer sanctions law

By STEPHANIE SANCHEZ/Cronkite News Service

PHOENIX - Most Arizonans support a new state law that will punish those who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, according to a Cronkite/Eight Poll released Tuesday. Sixty-nine percent of voters surveyed statewide said they support the employer sanctions law, which as of Jan. 1 will require firms to run employees' information through a federal database to confirm their eligibility to work.

“It shows what a strong issue this is for people in Arizona,â€