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A federal judge on Monday heard arguments on a request by civil liberties groups to block Georgia's law cracking down on illegal immigration from taking effect until a legal challenge is resolved, but said he would not make an immediate ruling. The groups have filed a lawsuit asking a judge to find the law unconstitutional and to prevent its enforcement and also filed a request that the judge block the law from taking effect until that lawsuit is resolved. U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash heard arguments from lawyers for the groups and from a lawyer for the state who said...

Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigrants will likely survive legal challenges from advocacy groups that say it is unconstitutional and racist, analysts told Fox News. The law, which takes effect Sept. 1, empowers police to arrest people suspected of being an illegal immigrant if they are stopped for another reason and requires businesses and schools to verify whether workers and students are in the country lawfully. It also makes it a crime to knowingly transport or shelter illegal immigrants. As soon as Republican Gov. Robert Bentley signed the bill into law Thursday, the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law...

On May 26, 2011 the Supreme Court of the United States sustained the law that penalizes businesses for hiring illegal immigrants. In a ruling that will affect Tucson as well as the State of Arizona, the Court rejected the arguments that states have no role in immigration matters.

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona’s immigration law from taking effect. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that a federal judge did not abuse her discretion in blocking provisions of the law that would, among other things, require police to check immigration status if they stop someone while enforcing other laws. The decision is a victory for the Obama administration,

King Solomon, who offered to cut a baby in half to resolve a dispute between two women over its custody, might be proud of U.S. District Judge Bolton's ruling on Wednesday, but I rather doubt it. The doctrine of federal preemption, like overly expansive interpretations of the Commerce Clause under the reign of Good President Roosevelt II, has been taken too far. Judge Susan Bolton’s decision on Wednesday is just one more step along the path to total federal dominance over all aspects of life in the United States. Rather than issue a preliminary injunction to prevent the Arizona immigration...

In light of today’s ruling on Arizona’s new immigration law SB 1070, is it a surprise to anyone how the matter was decided? Come on now… Why would the Obama “leftist” administration risk taking their lawless agenda to the courts without knowing what the final out come would be? What helps their lawless agenda is that one of the Left’s own lawless minions, Judge Susan Bolton was there to bring about the administrations desires pertaining to this ruling. The continual demonization of Arizona’s Immigration Law, people and governor has been an on going rant in the Left’s media’s cycle for...

The Obama administration's lawsuit against the state of Arizona offers a revealing window into the Holder Justice Department. And the picture isn't pretty. Consider what we learned when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton first let the cat out of the bag and told us about it during an interview in Ecuador. Clinton showed who was sitting in the driver's seat when it came to the Justice Department's decision: "President Obama has spoken out against the law because he thinks that the federal government should be determining immigration policy. And the Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit...

THE legal case against the Ari zona immigration law is unassailable. The Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union argue that the law impermissibly "conflicts with federal law and enforcement priorities," in the words of the ACLU suit. And who can disagree? Clearly, Arizona's priority is to enforce the nation's immigration laws; the federal government's priority is to ignore them as much as possible. Case closed. President Obama last week warned ominously of a "patchwork" of immigration laws arising as "states and localities go their own ways." Sanctuary cities acting in open defiance of immigration laws have never notably...

As widely anticipated, Attorney General Eric Holder today filed a lawsuit against Arizona and Gov. Jan Brewer over the state’s immigration law. The suit seeks a preliminary injunction to stop the law from being implemented. The court filing states that Arizona law is pre-empted by federal law and therefore violates the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.The filing makes no assertion that the law is discriminatory or risks being applied in a discriminatory fashion, as the president and other officials said they feared would be the case. Interestingly, this suit makes no civil rights charges against the Arizona law.You can...

St Louis Cardinal’s manager, Tony LaRussa, gave his response to a question concerning the Tea Party attending the baseball game and what he thought about that (in an obvious attempt by the part of the journalist to drum up a negative comment about the Tea Party). He was nonchalant in his answer. He basically shrugged his shoulders and said this is America, we can all agree and disagree and there is a lot to that that I agree with. And then in a pleasant and surprising turn he switched the subject to the Arizona immigration law and his answer delighted...

Democrat County Supervisor Peggy West of the Milwaukee County Board vocally showcased her opposition to the Arizona immigration law and support of a boycott on the state. Her reason for supporting such a measure is simple; if Arizona were a state like Texas, “a state that directly shares a border” with Mexico, she would then think twice about it. According to her, that’s not the case. Arizona is state “removed from the border.” “If this was Texas, which is a state that directly on the border with Mexico, and they were calling for a measure like this, saying they have...

People can't stop discussing the controversial Arizona Immigration Law. America has not been used to the reactionary politics applied by Jan Brewer. But maybe it's high time to stop the constant abuse of American hospitality? The American society is splitted into two parts...and evidences of both hold water. People expect Obama to react. The President sends troops to guard Arizona borders however will it change Arizona firm stance? Or Arizona Immigration Law is a pure fight against acting President and Democrats rather than with the illegals?

Maryland's intrepid state Delegate Pat McDonough has announced a plan to deal with illegal immigration in Maryland similar to the law recently passed in Arizona. He will introduce this bill in the next legislative session. Maryland's Montgomery County Gazette issued a predictably critical assessment of the plan, saying McDonough, "never let political reality stand in the way of his crusades," and declared his proposal dead on arrival before it has even been introduced. The Gazette response, typical of leftist news media everywhere, displays in microcosm the arrogant myopia that is driving newsrags out of business across this nation. Who in...

Mexico Immigration Law The article that follows by Dr. J. Michael Waller should be an eye opener to liberals who believe in open borders and loose immigration enforcement. Mind you, this is the law of the land in Mexico, the third-world nation that has encouraged millions of its citizens to invade America. It is also the same country that threatened to take the U.S. to the UN for building a fence on American soil! Let's Try It Here at Home By J. Michael Waller, Citizens for a Constitutional Republic Mexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that...

The FBI's arrests of two Boston-area men tied to the Times Square bombing attempt -- both held on immigration violations -- underscore continuing homeland-security lapses. FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say two men of Pakistani descent, who may have provided cash to Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad, were taken into custody in raids on Thursday. One was here on an expired visa. The other was on the loose while an immigration court adjudicated his deportation-and-removal order. He'd reportedly been ordered deported in 2002, yet managed to embed himself in American society for more than seven years. But...

When 70% of Arizona voters passed the new state law to curb illegal, undocumented immigrants, a firestorm was launched by the usual suspects from radical American liberals across the “progressive” political spectrum and in the liberal mainstream media (MSM). Since the SB1070 immigration bill was signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer, shrill accusations of Arizona becoming a Nazi police state have run rampant in all the left-wing circles, who have gone so far as to orchestrate a national and international boycott against all things Arizonan. And this time, they have enlisted “armies” of Hispanic special interest groups and illegal...

Who would have guessed illegal immigrants are opposed to a law that would allow state law enforcement to deport illegal immigrants? I sure would not have. But now right-wing nut jobs (called “sane people” in some circles) have what they’ve always wanted. Liberals are finally taking a look at the constitution. Yes, thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of illegals in Arizona have suddenly become constitutionalists. They argue that the state is out of its jurisdiction to use its power against illegal immigrants, which are still members of foreign states. The lame stream media is quick to jump on board...

This is not the time for silence. It's time for our various sports commissioners to speak. Loudly and clearly. That means NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should make his opinion known. So should MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. The same goes for the heads of the NBA, the NHL and any other sports league that does business in Arizona. Their collective message to Arizona should leave no room for interpretation: If Senate Bill 1070, which requires police to question people about their immigration status and demand to see their documents if they suspect the person is in the U.S. illegally, goes into...

The last few days have seen an extraordinary outburst of criticism of Arizona’s new immigration law.  In the nation’s elite media outlets, its most respected commentators are portraying the law as an act of police-state repression.  Many, if not all, of the specific criticisms can be refuted simply by reading the law itself, but others are more generalized criticisms of immigration enforcement.  In any event, it’s hard to choose the most over-the-top and wrongheaded commentary on the law, but here are ten choices, in no particular order.  (If you don’t know why a particular statement is wrong, you can check...

President Calderon doesn’t like the new Arizona law. Let me remind him that the USA is not Mexico. Drug cartels are not deciding the court cases and are not running the country. The drug kings are not calling the judges: Ola, take care of the matter. The US legal system will weigh on the legislature fairly and President Calderon should patiently mind his own business while the procedures in the courts take place. May be Calderon thinks he doesn’t have enough problems in his own country so he decided that fixing ours is a Mexican priority. We don’t think...