Arizona Businesses Brace for Pain Over Immigration Ruling

As several dozen workers weed his fields hugging Arizona’s border with Mexico, farmer Tim Dunn worries how he’ll augment his workforce if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds parts of the state’s immigration law.

In hearing arguments this week, justices signaled they might be prepared to uphold the core of Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants -- known as S.B. 1070 -- that requires police officers to check the immigration status of anyone they suspect is in the U.S. illegally. Lower courts blocked the provision from taking effect.