State Laws Addressing Illegal Immigration in Limbo After Trump’s Reelection

Arizona became one of the latest states to pass a measure giving local authorities the power to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. With Trump’s promise to address the border crisis, questions remain as to what’s next for laws that allow states to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Arizona’s Proposition 314, which was on the Nov. 5 ballot, easily passed, with 62.6 percent of Arizona voters in favor of the measure and 37.4 against. The proposition was placed on the ballot after Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a border security bill passed by Arizona’s Republican-led legislature. The proposition’s passage, however, leaves a lot of unanswered questions....