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Joe Arpaio defeats immigrant groups in court; Arizona ID theft law upheld
The Washington Times ^
| May 2, 2016
| Stephan Dinan
Posted on 05/02/2016 1:49:27 PM PDT by 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 Arizonas 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 governments 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.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 9thcircuit; aliens; arizona; arpaio; election2016; identitytheft; illegalfilthbags; illegalmexicanfilth; illegals; joearpaio; newyork; obama; trump
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Good for Sheriff Joe and the 9th Circus, 0bama and thugs will be saddened.
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:49:27 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
Excellent news,for a change.
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:51:49 PM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: jazusamo
The Ninth Circuit got one right? Amazing!
But good for Sheriff Joe and America. Keep on kicking butt, Sheriff!
To: jazusamo
Some federal judge will overturn what ever.
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:55:36 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: smoothsailing
Yep, it’s cause for celebration when the 9th gets one right. :)
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:55:54 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
presently there is no reason to appeal to scotus
for the illegals, a tie is a loss
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:56:50 PM PDT
by
Thibodeaux
(leading from behind is following)
To: SkyDancer
These are federal judges and it was a unanimous decision. :)
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:57:12 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
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To: Thibodeaux
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05/02/2016 1:58:08 PM PDT
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jazusamo
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To: smoothsailing
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.
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:58:24 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: jazusamo
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.
To: jazusamo
Common sense prevails! Just asinine that these advocates would argue that illegal immigrants have the same immunity from crimes as embassy staff.
To: HiJinx; Kathy in Alaska; AZamericonnie; beachn4fun
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posted on
05/02/2016 1:59:05 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: jazusamo
Does this ruling apply to the commander-in-chief?
Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:00:54 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
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To: CaptainK
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.
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:02:54 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: jazusamo
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.
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:03:12 PM PDT
by
donna
(Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
To: jazusamo
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.
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:06:27 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Either get on the Trump train, or be left at the station. The only other train is Hillary. CHOOSE.)
To: donna
Well said, you’re correct and I believe that’s why many issues result in bringing Sheriff Joe into the picture, he enforces laws.
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:06:44 PM PDT
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jazusamo
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To: 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.
One of the few pols to whom I will contribute.
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:10:46 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: mkjessup
I agree, I love his no nonsense approach.
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posted on
05/02/2016 2:11:38 PM PDT
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jazusamo
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