Hundreds of people have rallied in Arizona against a strict immigration law.AP.

Thursday in Phoenix is schedule to begin the first major hearing in one of seven lawsuits against the Arizona’s immigration law SB 1070.

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton will hear arguments from the non-profit organization, “Chicanos por la Causa” and the police officer David Salgado, both trying to avoid the enforcement of the law next July 29.
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U.S.Attorney General Eric Holder holds a press conference in the White House. AP.

The United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had filed a law suit against the state of Arizona and her Governor Jan Brewer, for approving the SB 1070 immigration law last April.

The announcement was made by the US Attorney General Eric Holder, and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and former Arizona Gov., Janet Napolitano.

Holder said he understood that “Arizonans are understandably frustrated with illegal immigration, but diverting federal resources away from dangerous aliens such as terrorism suspects and aliens with criminal records will impact the entire country’s safety”. (more…)