This bill is just one of a number of legislative actions targeting illegal immigration that have been passed recently in many different states. Last year, Arizona passed [JURIST report] an immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news archive] that would require any individual suspected of being an illegal immigrant to present valid identification to law enforcement officials. The Oklahoma Senate passed a similar bill [JURIST report] last month. Within the past year, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, Utah and Indiana [JURIST reports] have also approved Arizona-style immigration laws. Despite their increased usage, these laws remain controversial. The US Department of Justice [official website] in July filed suit [JURIST report] against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer [official website] seeking to permanently enjoin the state's immigration law. The complaint states that the law is preempted by federal law and therefore violates the Supremacy Clause [text] of the US Constitution. The Arizona law has been widely criticized in regard to the law's constitutionality and alleged "legalization" of racial profiling.