So let’s look at Arizona’s reaction to the gun control controversy.

August 19, 2004

As thousands of Latinos marched through the streets of Phoenix on Tuesday demanding immigration reform, nearly 200 demonstrators rallied at the state capitol to call for a crackdown on illegal immigrants and tighter border security.

IMMIGRATION: Embarrassed for Arizona

Rep. Russell Pearce: A recent Tribune opinion piece sided with cities that, via a lawsuit, are seeking to overturn the mandate to check for public-benefits eligibility that the Legislature passed last summer. The measure was adopted during a special session to address Arizona's financial crisis, but its roots go back to Proposition 200, also known as the "Arizona's Taxpayers and Citizens Protection Act," which more than 1 million voters passed in 2004.

“Well, the governor is proposing photo radar statewide (Tribune, Saturday). A cash cow? Gosh, what a surprise.”

Two years ago when Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., offered his best ideas for comprehensive immigration reform, one of the more controversial proposals was to require illegal immigrants to return their home country in order to obtain the necessary paperwork to legally work and live here.

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