Republicans are hoping a proposal revisiting some of the tough immigration
policies of a decade ago will turn out voters.

By Jack Healy
June 4, 2024 | Updated 9:34 a.m. ET

Republican lawmakers are poised on Tuesday to put a ballot measure before voters
in November that would make unlawfully entering Arizona from Mexico a state
crime. The legislators’ proposal would give local police officers the power to
arrest and jail migrants and would allow state judges to order the migrants
deported.

The move by legislators would put the border crisis directly onto the ballot in
a swing state that is seen as crucial in the presidential race, potentially
firing up anti-immigration conservative voters and drawing in otherwise
unenthusiastic independents. And it could sit on a potentially crowded ballot,
along with another measure that would protect the right to have an abortion,
which Democrats hope will draw out more voters on their side.

If voters pass the border enforcement measure in November, it would mark a sharp
U-turn for a state that has moderated its approach to immigration since an era
when Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County carried out raids and traffic stops
that critics criticized as racial profiling.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/us/arizona-immigration-law.html

This will fail exactly as it failed about 10-12 years ago. The police cannot
constitutionally stop someone only to inquire about his immigration status.