One year after SB1070, the polarizing Arizona immigration bill, went into effect, the state is still reeling from its effects.

Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the bill with much fanfare and statements about finally doing something regarding illegal immigration, still praises the law, despite a federal injunction that has stayed the more controversial provisions of the bill from going into effect.

Fox News Latino reported in “Arizona’s SB1070 Immigration Law One Year Later” that Brewer wished to remind everyone that the bill’s passage prompted President Obama to send troops to the border. Brewer also stated that the bill has invigorated the immigration debate and has led other states to propose or enact similar legislation.

Arizona’s Latino population has never liked the bill and has contended that it encourages racial profiling and discrimination and treats Latinos as second-class citizens. Opponents rallied on the anniversary of the bill’s signing with a protest march culminating at the state Capitol.

Arizona’s business leaders have expressed misgivings about the law and have pointed to the mass boycotts of hotels and resorts following the bill’s passage that continue to cripple an already shaky economy. Recently, a number of other bills introduced in the legislature regarding illegal immigration have been rejected.

Still, Brewer remains sanguine about SB1070, despite business concerns, and vowed to take the fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.