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In 2011 South Carolina passed SB 20, a law modeled after Arizona鈥檚 notorious SB 1070. The law required police to demand "papers" demonstrating citizenship or immigration status during traffic stops based on "reasonable suspicion" that a person lacks legal status. It also criminalized South Carolinians for everyday interactions with undocumented individuals, such as driving someone to church, or renting a room to a friend.

Over the last two years since the "show me your papers" provision of Arizona's anti-immigrant law SB 1070 went into effect, the 红杏视频 has documented numerous cases of racial profiling and illegal detentions by law enforcement officials throughout the state. In Tucson alone, the 红杏视频 has filed several "Notices of Claim" alleging that law enforcement officers regularly engage in racial profiling and illegal detention as a result of applying the law.

In July, 2006 the city of Hazelton, Pennsylvania passed anti-immigrant legislation that would punish landlords and employers who are accused of renting to hiring anyone the city classifies as an 鈥渋llegal alien.鈥� Businesses that refused to comply with the laws and investigate the immigration status of employees and tenants would be fined or denied business permits.

Beginning in 2006, the city of Farmers Branch, Texas, passed a series of housing ordinances restricting an individual鈥檚 ability to rent housing based on immigration status. The most recent ordinance required all prospective renters to provide proof of immigration status to be verified by the federal government in order to obtain a rental license. It also authorized the city to revoke the rental license of anyone found to be unlawfully present in the United States.