Swing state GOP looks to go around Dem governor, put Texas-style border bill before voters

An Arizona border security bill that would give local law enforcement the ability to enforce immigration laws is one step closer to going in front of the voters.

Peterson’s comments come after an Arizona Senate committee approved the "Secure Border Act," or HCR 2060, on Wednesday, coming one step closer to putting the question in front of voters this November.

The bill, which is modeled after Texas’ controversial SB 4, would make it a crime to illegally cross the border. Like the Texas law, which is critically at the center of an ongoing court battle, the bill would give local law enforcement the ability to enforce immigration laws.