Showdown looms on immigration bills
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 8/1/10 7:00 AM EDT
Updated: 8/1/10 8:08 AM EDT

Despite the court ruling, similar immigration laws could appear across the country.

Despite the blow dealt by a federal judge to Arizona’s law aimed at tackling illegal immigration, lawmakers and activists backing similar measures in states across the country say the judge’s ruling won’t dissuade them from pressing on with their campaign to assert local governments’ rights to manage the issue.


“People are going to be completely undeterred by that. We recognize it’s just a district court judge,â€