Compiled from reports by Free Press news services:

Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico.

With hundreds of protesters outside the state Capitol shouting that the bill would lead to civil rights abuses, Brewer said critics were overreacting and that she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling.

Earlier Friday, Obama called the Arizona bill misguided and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see whether it's legal. He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level -- or leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others."

The bill, sent to the Republican governor by the GOP-led Legislature, would make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It also would require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants.

The bill is to take effect 90 days after the current legislative sessions end in the next several weeks.



Is this a fair law?

Does it promote a radical racial and ethinic profiling scare?

Should the United States pursue stricter law enfocment against illegal aliens?

Or should we grant amnesty to existing illegals?

What are the imigration issues of other countires in the world?

How do other countries handle imigration issues in comparison to the USA?

What do you think about "Countries without borders"?

These and many questions came to mind, I am sure my fellow forum members will have more to contribute.