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Private Prisons Worked To Pass AZ Immigration Law

11.4.10 1:00 PM EDT By Ben Popken

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(Caleb T Sommerville)

A new NPR investigation uncovers evidence that the controversial Arizona immigration law came to pass thanks in large part to an intense lobbying campaign by a group that stood to profit from its enactment: private prisons.

Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law [NPR]

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11.4.10By Ben Popken

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