February 3, 2011
Rep. Royce plans to push national-level version of contentious Arizona immigration law
By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller | Published: 1:47 AM 02/03/2011 | Updated: 12:39 PM 02/03/2011

Raymond Herrera, a supporter of Arizona's new immigration law, left, argues with Gerardo Marin outside of a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over Arizona's request to enforce its controversial new immigration law. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Rick Oltman, second from left, holds up a replica of the Arizona flag while supporting Arizona's new immigration law outside of a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over Arizona's request to enforce its controversial new immigration law. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Rep. Ed Royce, California Republican, is planning to introduce a national-level version of contentious Arizona state Senate Bill 1070, The Daily Caller has learned. Royce, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee’s Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade subcommittee, told TheDC his legislation would give state-level cops and local law enforcement nationwide the authority to enforce federal immigration laws.

Royce is planning to introduce the new legislation soon and said, in addition to giving state and local law enforcement more authority, it “establishes operational control of the borderâ€