    The student chapters of the Federalist Society and the American Civil Liberties Union are hosting a debate at the University of Akron School of Law tomorrow entitled "Battle at the Border: Is Arizona's Immigration Law Constitutional?" More information about the debate and links to sources of information about the subject are below the fold.
    The student organizations have invited Hans Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation and Gary Daniels of the American Civil Liberties Union to debate the constitutionality of the Arizona law. The program will be held at noon tomorrow in Room 151 of the law school.Â
Below are some links to information about the Arizona law:
Article by Randal C. Archibald of the New York Times, "Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration," posted April 23, 2010.
Washington Post interview with Sheriff Joe Arpaio about the Arizona immigration law, posted April 30, 2010.
Blog entry by Wilson Huhn, "Key Portions of Arizona Immigration Law Struck Down by Federal Court" posted at Akron Law Cafe on July 30, 2010.
Article by Paul Davenport, AP, "Arizona Shelves Idea of Changing Immigration Law," August 16, 2010.
Article by Brian Montopoli of CBS News, "Michael Steele: Arizona Immigration Law Doesn't Reflect Entire GOP," describing the statements of the Republican National Chairman on Univision, August 24, 2010.
FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) position page supporting the Arizona law entitled "Immigration in Arizona: Fact Sheet"
NCLR (National Council of La Raza) position page generally opposing state and local initiatives that "create mistrust, fear, discrimination, and intolerance in communities," and a link to an NCLRÂ document, "Five Facts About Undocumented Workers in the United States"
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