this is 16-year-old carmen camacho. >> i love that class. i'm not going to lie to you. i love that class. >> reporter: why do you love it? >> it's just like you get to learn other people's culture. you get to learn where other people came from. >> reporter: john ward thinks the part of the new law that prohibits teaching the overthrow of america is not overreaching. do you think they were actually teaching that in these classes? >> i do. when they teach that the entire governmental system is solely the product of the white power structure and that these students essentially have to resist that, the end result is that you essentially have to either totally overthrow or in some way totally remake the government. >> that's treason, and we wouldn't be teaching students to overthrow and be traitors of their country. we actually teach students to actually love the country, love to be here and be able to participate and contribute to this country. >> reporter: the turmoil here in arizona over hispanic issues like immigration and ethnic studies can be found in states throughout