In Arizona, rights groups are condemning Republican lawmakers for voting to place an anti-immigrant initiative on the November ballot. If passed, the measure would allow local law enforcement to arrest people suspected of crossing the border without authorization, and empower state judges to order deportations. The group LUCHA Arizona is suing the state over the proposal. Democratic State Representative Analise Ortiz spoke out on the Arizona House floor earlier this week.

Rep. Analise Ortiz: “Under HCR 2060, my brown skin could be the cause for an Arizona police officer to pull me over, arrest and detain me on suspicion that I don’t belong in the state where I was born and raised. My community has lived in fear under SB 1070, and the provisions in HCR 2060 will instill that same fear, especially for our children who have parents who are undocumented.”