Immigration Politcs: Arizona-inspired immigration bills lose momentum in other states

We, too, have been noting - and posting articles - that in a number of states, including Florida, Georgia and Utah, as local politcal dynamics emerge the momentum for anti-immigration legislation is running into some significant opposition.

Arizona-inspired immigration bills lose momentum in other states: "As state legislatures convene this month, lawmakers across the country who had vowed to copy Arizona's strict measure cracking down on illegal immigrants are facing a new reality.

State budget deficits, coupled with the political backlash triggered by Arizona's law and potentially expensive legal challenges from the federal government, have made passage of such statutes uncertain." Washington Post