The immigration law in Arizona was signed by the governor on April 23, 2010. Since then, one of Pennsylvania's Representatives, Daryl Metcalfe, presented a bill that was like the Arizona immigration law. But the other representatives, such as Tom Caltigirone said, "that bill is going nowhere" (http://www.wfmz.com/news/23492321/detail.html). The people of Pennsylvania have already planned a rally in front of Metcalfe's office to show their dislike in the bill.
This law, like the one in Arizona, makes it so that law enforcement officers can find out an immigrant's legal status only in the event of an offense such as a traffic violation or a robbery. If the immigrant doesn't have the correct documents to show they are a legal immigrant, then they will have the choice of being escorted out of the country or be put in jail. This would help the state by removing the estimated 140,000 illegal immigrates that would lower the loss of jobs and crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
On the other side, the residents of Pennsylvania feel that immigrants have the right to be there and that just because they look or talk different shouldn't mean that they can get harassed about where they come from. They say that the state shouldn't be making new laws, they should be enforcing the laws they already have.
Next week, the officials are holding a meeting in Allentown and Bethlehem to discuss the matter.
Sources:
http://www.repmetcalfe.com/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=8874
http://www.wfmz.com/news/23479025/detail.html
http://www.wfmz.com/news/23492321/detail.html
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