Arizona Immigration law and the people of California

As city councils and mayors have been tripping over themselves to condemn the Arizona immigration law, a funny thing happened in the LA Times.

Voters split on Arizona law

Views on the illegal immigrant crackdown diverge sharply based on ethnicity and age.
LOS ANGELES TIMES / USC POLLMay 31, 2010|

California voters are closely divided over the crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona, with sharp splits along lines of ethnicity and age, according to a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll.

Overall, 50% of registered voters surveyed said they support the law, which compels police to check the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally, while 43% oppose it. That level of support is lower than polls have indicated nationwide.

But attitudes among the state's voters are not uniform. Strong majorities of white voters and those over 50 support the Arizona law, while Latinos and those under 30 are heavily opposed.

... But the poll shows that most voters, even those with ardent feelings about the measure, said they were unlikely to reject candidates based solely on their immigration stances.

Those who oppose the law were more likely to say they would only support a candidate who agreed with them on that issue, with 1 in 3 making the Arizona law a litmus test for their vote. Supporters of the Arizona law were more likely to say they were voting on other issues.

I wonder, if the results were 50% opposed, 43 % in favor would they California voters are closely divided...naa, the LA Times is being more objective than normal...I surprised it was published.

But the fact that half of the registed voters are supportive of the law. One, why is this an issue for the voters of California? This is an Arizona law. Two, tying that into why are city councils and mayors passings laws to stop actions with Arizona when they can't run their own cities (Hello LA Times, you may want to write something on that).

I hope the people who support this law remember the incumbents who passed resolutions as opposed to balancing their budgets and vote them out of office.