Lawmaker proposes bill similar to Arizona’s immigration law

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A Republican state lawmaker wants Wisconsin to follow Arizona’s lead and require police to check the citizenship status of everyone they arrest. Civil liberties attorneys say such a law encourage racial profiling and lead to costly law suits. Gil Halsted reports.

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