Nonini: No Immigration Reform In ‘11

Last July, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, made waves in Idaho’s political scene by announcing that he would propose an immigration reform plan similar to one passed in Arizona last year. That effort has stalled, Nonini said, thanks to a court ruling on the Arizona measure. The law was passed by the Arizona Legislature during its 2010 session, but a federal district court judge stripped the plan of its most controversial elements, including a provision to ask for citizenship verification during legal traffic stops. Critics of the law say it would legalize racial profiling, while the U.S. Justice Department contends the bill oversteps state authority and that immigration enforcement is the duty of the federal government/ Dustin Hurst , Idaho Reporter. More here.

Question: Would you support an Idaho immigration law patterned after Arizona’s?