claim: "what the arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime."
author: george will
evidence_1: in arizona (as well as neighboring california), crimes involving public money or  public records have no statutes of limitation. for comparison's sake, colorado's  treason statute also has no statute of limitations. remember, also that statute of  limitations are divided into federal and state categories. you can be charged for ...
evidence_2: the support our law enforcement and safe neighborhoods act is a 2010  legislative act in the u.s. state of arizona that at the time of passage in 2010 was  the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure passed in arizona. it  has received national and international attention and has spurred considerable ...
evidence_3: two-thirds of arizonans already live in maricopa county, and this law will simply  require all police officers in the state to act like arpaio's deputies. ... is  compromised because crime victims are more vulnerable and will be unwilling to  report crimes and witnesses will be afraid to cooperate out of fear that they will be  targeted.
evidence_4: dcss may request the arizona attorney general's office to review for this type of  prosecution. federal criminal prosecution. federal law authorizes prosecution at  the federal level for non-payment of child support. if the ncp leaves the state  where the child resides and fails to pay child support, the ncp can be charged  with ...
evidence_5: jul 31, 2017 ... former sheriff joe arpaio's own words were cited more than 20 times in a federal  judge's ruling that found him guilty of criminal contempt of court. ... meant in  regards to the mcso's policy of detaining persons who did not have state  charges for turnover to ice for civil immigration violations,” the ruling read.