1. List the provisions included in Georgia's new law on illegal immigration.

2. Why are states passing their own laws on illegal immigration?

3. a) List the states that have passed, or are close to passing, an Arizona-style law on illegal immigration.
b) There is a provision included in each of these laws that allows police to check the immigration status of someone they have detained or arrested for illegal activities who they think might be in the country illegally. Opponents say police should not be permitted to ask for proof of citizenship from those who are detained or arrested for breaking the law because police might unfairly profile people from Latin American countries. Do you think this is a good provision to include? Explain your answer.

4. List the states where Arizona-style laws on illegal immigration have not advanced through the legislature, or that have failed, in 2011.

5. a) Do you think the federal government has adequately secured our borders? Explain your answer.
b) Do you think states should pass their own laws on illegal immigration if voters feel the federal government has not done an adequate job? Explain your answer.

6. Federal law says that any [illegal immigrant] who:

• enters or attempts to enter the U.S. at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers,
• eludes examination by immigration officers, or
• attempts to enter or obtains entry to the U.S. by a willfully false or misleading representation

is guilty of improper entry. For the first commission of the offense, the person is fined, imprisoned up to six months, or both, and for a subsequent offense, is fined, imprisoned up to 2 years, or both (8 U.S.C. § 1325).
Should the federal government uphold this law, or continue to refuse to fully enforce it because some do not like the law? Explain your answer.