What state powers...?
The Obama administration will threaten and sue your state if you gets too uppity...
The Current Occupant now squatting in the White, er, “Rainbow” Hut, has already come down on Arizona for daring to try to enforce the border, by passing a law almost identical to the Federal statute, as regards border crossing.
Citing Congress’ failure to enforce U.S. immigration laws, the state of Arizona confronted reform and on April 23, 2010 Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (Arizona SB 1070), the broadest and strictest immigration reform imposed in the United States.
The SB1070 Arizona immigration law directs law enforcement officials to ask for immigration papers on a “reasonable suspicion” that a person might be an illegal immigrant and make arrests for not carrying ID papers in keeping with federal requirements. Previously, police could not stop and check identification papers on a mere suspicion that someone might be an illegal immigrant. Police could only ask about an individual’s immigration status if they are suspected of involvement in another crime.
On July 6, 2010, the US Department of Justice filed suit against Arizona. The intent of the suit is to prevent Arizona from enforcing the law and asks the court to find certain sections of the legislation null and void.
What state powers...?....I think, don’t know, that a state MAY be able to use the National Guard to inspect an area such as this as a Civil Hazard. I ain’t a lawyer.