On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Janice K. Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SOLESNA), or Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (SB 1070, as it is popularly known). The purpose of the law is to "...discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and the economic activity of persons unlawfully present in the United States" (Senate Bill 1070, 2010) . Arizona Senate Bill 1070 is considered one of the harshest anti-immigration laws due to its enforcement. However, this is not the first law of this type. Geographically, Arizona is the prime location for an anti-immigration bill like SB 1070 because it is one of four states (including California, Texas, and New Mexico) that border Mexico . Previously, Arizona passed laws such as Proposition 200 in 2004, “which prohibited the provision of public benefits to illegal aliens and required proof of citizenship when individuals registered to vote” (Kobach, 2011 ). This was followed by the Arizona Human Trafficking Act of 2005 and the Legal Arizona Workers Act of 2007, "which made Arizona the first state in the nation to require all businesses to use the federal E -Verify to confirm employees' work authorization. (Kobach, 2011). Although a bill such as SB 1070 can stir up a lot of controversy, support for its passage dates back to Rob Krentz, an Arizona farmer who "was shot and killed 30 miles outside of Douglas , in Arizona, almost a month before the bill was passed” (Long -Garcia, 2010). Although no one was charged for the crime, local authorities believed it was an act of drug traffickers. According to The Battle for Arizona by Nathan Thornburgh, Krentz's death raised issues that were discussed before the incident but were not addressed middle of paper......). State outside the union: Arizona and the final confrontation over the American dream. New York: Nation Books.Brewer: Sb 1070's fight is 'far from over'. (2010).The Swamp [Chicago Tribune - BLOG], .Brown, D. (2012). An invitation to profile yourself: Arizona v. UNITED STATES. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 12(2), 117-127. Kobach, K. (2011). Arizona SB 1070 explained. UMKC Law Review, 79(4), 815-1629.Lacayo, AE (2011). One year later: A look at SB1070 and the copied legislation. National Council of La Raza, 18.Nill, A. (2011). Latinos and SB 1070: demonization, dehumanization and disenfranchisement. Harvard Latino Law Review, 14, 35-66. Selden, D., Pace, J. and Nunn-Gilman, H. (2011). Placing SB 1070 and racial profiling in context, and what SB 1070 reveals about the legislative process in Arizona. Arizona State Law Journal, 43(2), 523-1045.