National Review Defends Arizona Law
Tuesday, 25 May 2010 07:00 PM
By: Jim Meyers

National Review is devoting much of an upcoming issue to the illegal immigration law recently implemented in Arizona, featuring a series of articles defending the controversial measure.

The law, passed out of frustration with the federal government’s inability to curtail illegal immigration in the state, makes it a crime under state law to be in Arizona illegally. It also enables law enforcement officials under certain circumstances to inquire about the status of a suspected illegal alien.

Kris W. Kobach, one of the principal drafters of the bill — Arizona S.B. 1070 — has written the cover story for National Review’s Arizona issue, dated June 7, insisting that the bill will withstand legal challenges in court.

In “Defending Arizona,â€