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Legislature passes
A law passes requiring proof of citizenship to get a driver's license. Law written by Russell Pearce, the director of the state Motor Vehicle Division. -
Proposed bill
Representative Tom Smith of Arizona proposes bill to require ID be shown at the voting polls. Bill failed at the Senate. -
English immersion in schools
Arizona voters endorse a requirement for English immersion in public schools, banning bilingual education. -
Sheriff shot by illegal immigrant
Russell Pearce's son Sean, who was a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputy was shot and wounded by an illegal immigrant here in Arizona. -
Proposition 200
Arizona voters approve proposition 200, denying public benefits to people not in the country legally. -
State crime
Russell Pearce introduces a bill to make it a state crime to be in the country illegally, and to allow police officers to question a person's immigration status. -
"Nick" Erfle
Phoenix police officer Nicki James Erfle was shot and killed by a fugitive who was an illegal immigrant. -
Sheriff Joe
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio begins conducting immigration sweeps -
Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer ascends to the Governor's Office when Janet Napolitano resigns to join the Obama administration as Homeland Security secretary. -
Shane Figueroa
Phoenix Officer Shane Figueroa dies in a collision with a drunk driver who was in the country illegally. -
SB1070
Pearce introduces Senate Bill 1070-The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act -
SB1070-Law
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Senate Bill 1070 into law, the toughest bill on illegal immigration meant to identify, prosecute, and deport illegal immigrants. -
Backlash
Three separate lawsuits challenging law's constitutionality are filed in federal court -
DREAM Act
Passing of the Development, Relief, and Education For Alien Minors giving conditional residency. -
Violence Against Women Act
This re authorization act added immigrants to the protected class list, created a pathway to legalization for undocumented immigrants who are victims of domestic abuse.