The Supreme Court on Wednesday will take up a case involving Arizona’s contentious immigration law, potentially shaping an issue pivotal to efforts by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to win over Hispanic voters, whose anger over the law has undercut Republicans everywhere.
The court’s decision, expected in June in the middle of the presidential race, is rife with risk for Romney, who originally took a tough stand against illegal immigrants during the Republican primaries but is now trying to woo Hispanic voters in time for the November election.
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