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Measure. whether you're for or against it, though, key factors fed this firestorm and turned arizona into the front lines of the immigration battle. tom foreman shows us how it happened. tom? >> anderson, in the early 1990s, the federal government stepped in hard to stop illegal crossings here in california. and what happened was they shifted over here to arizona. that's where the illegal routes went. ever since, there's been growing frustration over there about the feds not finishing the job. for example, when president bush failed to push through a bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2007....

The battle over arizona's immigration will likely end up in the u.s. supreme court. while the protests and boycotts continue, it's worth noting that most americans support the measure. whether you're for or against it, though, key factors fed this firestorm and turned arizona into the front lines of the immigration battle. tom foreman shows us how it happened. tom? >> anderson, in the early 1990s, the federal government stepped in hard to stop illegal crossings here in california. and what happened was they shifted over here to arizona. that's where the illegal routes went. ever since, there's...

Bill in 2007. that's why some in arizona say they had to act at the state level. and that just added to a whole series of events that happened that made this wildfire grow. and the first had almost nothing to do with the southwest. think about this. this event was carried out by immigrants. in the weeks immediately acid, there was a great deal of talk about tighter immigration limits, especially for those here illegally. sec, politics came to call. think about this. in the 1990s, 2% of the electorate was latino. now it's 9%, both political parties are furiously competing for their votes, espec...

Arizona's new law on immigration, by far the toughest in the nation, will go into effect, greeted thursday with praise from supporters, protests from those who believe it sanctions racial profiling. the white house is seeking to have it declared unconstitutional, most americans support it. turned arizona into the front lines of the immigration battle earlier this year. tom foreman joins us to take a look back at how it happened. tom? >> anderson, in the early 1990s, the federal government stepped in hard to stop illegal crossings here in california. what happened is they shifted over here to a...

Tom foreman joins us to take a look back at how it happened. tom? >> anderson, in the early 1990s, the federal government stepped in hard to stop illegal crossings here in california. what happened is they shifted over here to arizona. that's where the illegal routes went. ever since there's been growing frustration about the feds not finishing the job. for example, when president bush failed to push through a bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2007. that's why some in arizona say they had to act at the state level. and that just added to a whole series of events that happened that made thi...