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SIERRA VISTA — Prosecutors in Cochise County haven't received any complaints about violations of the state's new employer sanctions law and plan no immediate prosecutions, the County Attorney said.

The law that bars employers from knowingly hiring undocumented workers went into effect Jan. 1, but prosecutors across the state agreed not to bring any cases before March 1 to allow legal challenges to play out.

A federal judge in Phoenix earlier this week rejected a request by business groups to put the law on hold while they appeal his ruling upholding the law.

Cochise County Attorney Ed Rheinheimer said Thursday that the new law was a non-issue for him so far.

"We haven't received any complaints in this office, but there have been complaints around the state," Rheinheimer said. "I see business as usual in Cochise County for the time being."

Citizens can lodge complaints with local prosecutors, who are charged with enforcing the law that can end with violators losing their business licenses.

Rheinheimer said he wasn't surprised by the lack of complaints, although he's sure there are illegal workers in Cochise County and it would be "very naive" to believe otherwise.

He noted that the southern Arizona county is not a destination for illegal workers, who typically head to the Phoenix area or to other states to find work.

"I think the vast majority of the Mexican nationals who work in Cochise County are people who cross legally every day into the county, work, and then cross legally back at night," he said. "We are close enough to the border that people can do that very conveniently."

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