Arizona lawmakers will be voting on legislation to pay police officers a $2,500 bounty for each illegal alien they help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deport.
The legislation states that the bounties will be paid by taxing international money transfers.
Under the proposal, each international money transfer under $500 will be taxed $25, and those over $500 will be taxed $25 plus five percent of the additional amount.
Opponents of the legislation have argued that it will lead to racial profiling and distract police from handling their local duties.
Democrat Arizona Senator Lauren Kuby called the bill “racist” and compared it to the “wild west.”
“But it’s Wild West with a twist, it’s a racist bill,” Kuby said.
“This is a critical mission that Arizona voters overwhelmingly support, and we want to reward the efforts of our hardworking officers,” the bill’s Republican sponsor Senator Jake Hoffman said in a statement obtained by Reuters.
The report adds, “Missouri and Mississippi recently considered bills to pay civilian bounty hunters $1,000 for each illegal immigrant they caught. The legislation was shot down in Mississippi and looks set to fail in Missouri, with state Republicans reluctant to pay for immigration enforcement.”
The bill passed through committee last week and will now go to the state’s House and Senate for votes.
Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs has said she will veto the bill if it passes.
To override the veto, there would need to be a two-thirds majority vote in each chamber.
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