Joe Arpaio defeats immigrant groups in court; Arizona ID theft law upheld

The Washington Times ^ | May 2, 2016 | Stephan Dinan

[jazusamo]

States can impose their own stiff penalties on illegal immigrants and others who steal identities to get jobs, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, upholding Arizona’s law and dealing a setback to immigrant rights advocates.

The decision is yet another victory for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and more broadly for Arizona, which has been a pioneer in trying to find ways to punish illegal immigrants, stepping into a void left by the Bush and Obama administrations.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said there are still some questions about how police and prosecutors use the identity theft laws, but on their face they do not violate the Constitution nor trample on the federal government’s ability to set national immigration laws.

As long as the laws apply to anyone, including U.S. citizens who steal others’ identities, they are allowed — even if the legislature intended them chiefly as a way to strike at one of the symptoms of illegal immigration, the judges said.

“In this case, Arizona exercised its police powers to pass criminal laws that apply equally to unauthorized aliens, authorized aliens, and U.S. citizens,” Circuit Court Judge Richard C. Tallman wrote in the unanimous opinion. “Just because some applications of those laws implicate federal immigration priorities does not mean that the statute as a whole should be struck down.”

[jazusamo]

Good for Sheriff Joe and the 9th Circus, 0bama and thugs will be saddened.

[CaptainK]

Excellent news,for a change.

[smoothsailing]

The Ninth Circuit got one right? Amazing!

But good for Sheriff Joe and America. Keep on kicking butt, Sheriff!

[SkyDancer]

Some federal judge will overturn what ever.

[jazusamo]

Yep, it’s cause for celebration when the 9th gets one right. :)

[Thibodeaux]

presently there is no reason to appeal to scotus

for the illegals, a tie is a loss

[jazusamo]

These are federal judges and it was a unanimous decision. :)

[jazusamo]

Bump!

[Yo-Yo]

Yeah, well the Ninth Circus also got one right on the Second Amendment Peruta case, but it went to an en banc review. Expect this one to go that way as well.

[Organic Panic]

Isn’t this amazing. Law enforcement actually has to sue to enforce the laws while “immigrant rights advocates” run around defending a CRIMINAL alien criminal acts.

[jimmygrace]

Common sense prevails! Just asinine that these advocates would argue that illegal immigrants have the same immunity from crimes as embassy staff.

[SandRat]

this is good news for us

[research99]

Does this ruling apply to the commander-in-chief?

[jazusamo]

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[blackdog]

Do not for one second think that the people's support of Trump and disdain for government as it is today had nothing to do with this ruling.

Writing meets wall.

[donna]

It's so weird how this is all about Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

The voters in Arizona voted for these laws. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is just the only law enforcement officer honorable enough to enforce the law.

[mkjessup]

IF Sheriff Joe was up for it (thinking about his age, although he does seem to be in real good health), I’d love to see him nominated by President Trump as the next director of the FBI.

[jazusamo]

Well said, you’re correct and I believe that’s why many issues result in bringing Sheriff Joe into the picture, he enforces laws.

[Don Corleone]

It's so weird how this is all about Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The voters in Arizona voted for these laws. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is just the only law enforcement officer honorable enough to enforce the law.

One of the few pols to whom I will contribute.

[jazusamo]

I agree, I love his no nonsense approach.