Michigan voters back Arizona's illegal immigration crackdown law

August 27, 2010


By TODD SPANGLER
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF

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It may not be their most pressing concern but Michiganders overwhelmingly support Arizona’s immigration law.

And they’d like to have one of their own.

An EPIC/MRA poll of 600 likely voters last weekend showed that nearly three-fourths favor the Arizona law and two out of every three state residents would support a similar law being approved by Michigan lawmakers. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

State Rep. Kim Meltzer, a Macomb Township Republican who has sponsored legislation in Lansing similar to the controversial Arizona statute, said she’s not surprised because people are fed up.

“Some would say we don’t have to deal with it at all,â€