Shakira, George Lopez, Ricky Martin and more tweet against Arizona

Celebrities like George Lopez, Shakira, and Eva Longoria among many others are tweeting off about the new Arizona immigration laws.

Arizona's harsh new immigration law cracks down hard on illegal immigrants, allowing police to stop and detain any person who looks like an illegal immigrant, and demand that they produce citizen documentation.

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This means suspects (or rather, anyone hispanic-looking) must be ready to prove their identity and immigration status at any time. Law critics believe this new law will lead to racial profiling of hispanic and hispanic-looking people.

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Citing racism as the catalyst for the law, celebrities are encouraging tweeters to stop the hate. On Twitter and Facebook, celebrities like John Cusack, Soulja Boy, Ricky Martin, Bridget Marquardt and many others have posted or tweeted on the subject.

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Celebrity Tweets:

- @georgelopez, "Arizona looking to become the first state with the " White to work" opps .. Good Luck with that AZ "

- @EvaLongoria, "What is happening? i feel like i am in a time warp! An aspect of the anti-Mexican hysteria that is getting lost:... http://bit.ly/9TmDsA

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Photo: Shakira in 2009 (Wiki)