{"id":218,"date":"2010-07-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/07\/some-last-minute-changes-to-arizonas-controversial-immigration-law.html"},"modified":"2010-07-29T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T08:00:00","slug":"some-last-minute-changes-to-arizonas-controversial-immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/07\/some-last-minute-changes-to-arizonas-controversial-immigration-law.html","title":{"rendered":"Arizona’s Controversial Immigration Law Takes Effect Today, With Some Parts Blocked — For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated at 5:30 p.m. to add more links.<\/em><\/p>\n

Arizona’s controversial new law against illegal immigrants takes effect today, but at the last minute, a federal judge blocked the section of SB 1070<\/a> requiring police to check on someone’s immigration status while enforcing other laws — the portion that critics, including vocal evangelical Christians, Catholics and other faith-based leaders, have argued will lead to racial profiling and discrimination. <\/p>\n

It’s only a preliminary injuction<\/a>. Meanwhile, rallies and protests are still scheduled for today, as faith leaders flock to Arizona<\/a> and some undocumented people flee the state. My prediction, especially after reading the Associated Press story<\/a>, is that all this will end up in the Supreme Court’s hands… eventually. Stay tuned for more headlines until then.<\/p>\n

Some links to the religion-related coverage:<\/p>\n