Ask the Expert: Immigration Reform Won’t Begin or End in a Courtroom

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is The Only Way to Fix the Broken System

Angela Kelley discusses next steps for the Arizona law, other states to look out for, and why federal immigration reform is the only solution.

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What’s happening in Arizona now that the court has blocked the immigration law’s worst provisions? Are there other states that we should look out for? And what do this mean for comprehensive immigration reform nationally?

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Authors

Angela Maria Kelley

Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund; Senior Vice President, Center for American Progress

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Ask the Expert: Immigration Reform Won’t Begin or End in a Courtroom