PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters are set to decide whether to let local police arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the state from Mexico. If Proposition 314 is approved, the authority could encroach on the federal government’s immigration enforcement. Whether it ever goes into effect depends on what happens with similar laws outside Arizona that have been caught up in the courts. Federal courts have halted efforts in Texas, Iowa and Oklahoma to enforce immigration laws passed within the past year. Republicans in the Arizona Legislature say the measure is needed to help secure the border. Opponents argue it would harm Arizona’s economy and reputation.
