“Understanding the rights and powers that states have to act in a policy area is called preemption; it allows or denies states the power to control undocumented immigrants, particularly those bordering Mexico” (Lenz and Holman, 2013). States can create and impose their own laws and regulations to try to control immigration issues as long as they are considered constitutional. by the federal government. This became the main problem with Arizona's SB1070 bill aimed at controlling immigration, a bill that many other states have also attempted to implement. “SB1070 is a far-reaching measure aimed at giving the state more power to enforce immigration” (Gilles, Grado, 2016). The bill was designed to give officers and law enforcement the right to check documents during routine traffic stops and when they deem it appropriate. a fitting situation, even though the Supreme Court has regulated the bill to some extent by declaring it unconstitutional, the bill itself is still intact and in force. Local and state officials and law enforcement, including border control, are all designed to do their part by monitoring borders and checking documents to ensure that all immigrants have papers and nothing enters American soil illegally which could be harmful as