Slaying of Arizona Rancher Fuels Debate Over Proposed Anti-Immigrant Bill

By Valeria Fernández 4/02/10
Categorized as Immigration News, Phoenix


PHOENIX, Arizona — The killing of an Arizona rancher, allegedly committed by an undocumented immigrant on the U.S.-Mexico border, has enraged supporters of a bill making its way through the Arizona legislature that would allow local police to arrest migrants without proper documentation simply for being in the state illegally.

“He didn’t deserve to die like that,â€