Document 33.4: Anti-Immigrant Protest, 2012

In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court began reviewing Arizona’s controversial law that allows Arizona police officers to stop and demand papers of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant. In this photograph, a supporter of an Arizona Senate immigration law protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

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(MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)

Questions to Consider

  1. What concerns about immigration does the demonstrator shown in the photo convey?
  2. Why might people object to being stopped and asked to provide evidence that they are residing in the United States legally?