The contentious new Arizona immigration law was passed just one week ago and it’s already whipping up a media storm big enough to draw celebrity campaigners. Pop diva and self-proclaimed ‘She Wolf’ Shakira has been sharpening her claws ready to oppose the law, which allows Arizona State police to stop and request immigrants to show their USA visa documents.

The Colombian-Lebanese singer is no stranger to campaigning for immigration reforms and is an avid activist for Latino issues. She fears the new law will unfairly target ‘hardworking Latino families’, so in hope of revoking it she will be meeting with the pro-immigration mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.

Shakira obviously has strong personal opinions about this law but, if part of her aim is to raise awareness and support for the cause on the back of her celebrity, I can’t help but wonder how effective it will be.

No doubt this is a serious and prickly issue, worthy of the media attention it’s getting, but how many pop-loving fans of the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer will care enough about the immigration law to make a difference? Does celeb support really influence public opinion or is it enough that their presence draws media attention to the issue? What do you think?