The legislation

An excerpt from Arizona Senate Bill 1070: The Legislature finds that there is a compelling interest in the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of Arizona. The Legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona. The provisions of this act are intended to work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States. Source: Arizona House of Representatives