ARPAIO RUBBING OFF ON ARIZONA STATE SENATE

h/t to Barrackaid #34, who used to live in Arizona. This one could get very interesting.... The Arizona state senate has passed legislation that would render illegal immigrants guilty of state crimes. Sponsored by Mesa Republican Sen. Russell Pearce, the bill still needs to pass the House.

Via the Arizona Daily Sun:

Pearce's bill would ban police departments from adopting policies that prevent officers from asking people about their immigration status.

The bill also would make it a state crime to be in Arizona illegally or to transport or conceal an illegal immigrant. And it seeks to curb day-labor employment by making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to solicit work in a public place or for anyone to hire someone from a vehicle.

Illegals may begin thinking twice before stepping foot inside Arizona when they realize their future may include a stint at a state penitentiary.