South Carolina lawmakers approve Arizona-style immigration legislation

[JURIST] The South Carolina House of Representatives [official website] voted [voting history] 69-43 on Tuesday to enact legislation aimed at reforming the state’s immigration laws. The immigration reform bill [SB 20 text] allows police officers to check a suspect’s immigration status during a lawful stop, seizure, detention, or arrest, and mandates businesses to participate in the E-Verify [official website] system, which confirms a person’s employment eligibility. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) [advocacy…