Immigration Protest Planned In Desert Hot Springs Today

A group of concerned residents plan to hold a protest rally against the Arizona law targeting illegal immigration, today.

The rally is scheduled for 6pm at the intersection of Palm Drive and Two Bunch Palms Trail.

Organizers say they targeted that area because of the number of cars that pass through there during the evening commute.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law last week a bill that would require local police to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of not having proper documentation. The southwestern state is a frequent transit route for drugs and people smuggled across the border from Mexico.

President Barack Obama on April 23 called the law ?misguided? and said it highlighted the need to overhaul federal immigration laws. Obama said there are 11 million people living illegally in the U.S. According to the Department of Homeland Security, there are 460,000 residents living illegally in Arizona, the seventh-highest amount among U.S. states.