"But Washington State argued that it has an interest, as a state, in stopping the Trump order because "immigration is an important economic driver in Washington." The state's lawyers argued that Microsoft alone employs nearly 5,000 H-1B visa holders, and that is in addition to those working for Amazon, Expedia, and Starbucks in the state."
Irrespective of the fallacy of this as a legal argument, this is a serious problem that impacts the economic condition of Americans... not Washington State.
Doesn’t matter. The rule of law is unambiguously on the President’s side, bigly. He has statutory authority, case law and the Constitution on his side.
Robart cited no law to support his ridiculous conclusions. Because there isn’t any.