No word yet from Ariz. gov on immigration

PHOENIX, April 21 (UPI) -- With four days to go, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer had given no hint Wednesday whether she would sign a controversial immigration bill into law.

Since the measure passed the state Senate Monday, it has been heavily criticized. Cardinal Roger Mahony, the archbishop of Los Angeles, compared it to Nazi laws, and U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., urged national companies to boycott Arizona if it becomes law, KNXV-TV reported.

Brewer, a Republican, must sign or veto the bill by late Saturday or simply let it become law without her signature. Paul Senseman, a spokesman for the governor, said she generally considers a bill's legal standing, how Arizona residents feel on the issue, and its effect on business and residents in the state, The Arizona Republic said.

The governor's office reported that as of Monday e-mails, phone calls and faxes on the bill were running heavily against it.

The bill makes being in the United States illegally an Arizona state crime. Sen. Russell Pearce, the bill's Republican sponsor, said he has gone over the measure in meetings with Brewer aides.