Senator asks Ariz. to hold off on immigration law
By LAURIE KELLMAN (AP) – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON — A prominent Senate Democrat is asking Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to put off her state's controversial new immigration law for a year. The idea is to hold off until Congress can try to pass broad new federal policies that would put millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is asking the Republican governor to delay the start of the law that would make it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally and direct police to question people about their immigration status.

As a candidate, President Barack Obama promised to reform immigration policy. But last week he said what lawmakers of both parties have acknowledged: Such a bill is highly unlikely to pass this election year.

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