[Stone Mountain]

This is an interesting case:

Under the law — as interpreted by the Maricopa County attorney — illegal immigrants can be arrested and prosecuted for conspiracy to smuggle themselves into the country. The law's authors have said they intended it to be used to prosecute smugglers, not the immigrants being smuggled.

Lawyers for nearly 50 undocumented immigrants charged with conspiracy to commit human smuggling have filed motions to have the charges dismissed.

A Los Angeles attorney brought into the case last week by the Mexican Consul General's Office in Phoenix plans to file another motion claiming Maricopa County Attorney officials are violating state and federal law because it's the federal government's job to control illegal immigration.

Both motions are to be argued in county court on May 23.

Stay tuned, folks!

[bannie]

That LA attorney must may get his nose cut off if he sticks it where it doesn't belong.

snicker...

[beckaz]

A Los Angeles attorney brought into the case last week by the Mexican Consul General's Office in Phoenix plans to file another motion claiming Maricopa County Attorney officials are violating state and federal law because it's the federal government's job to control illegal immigration.

Excuse me!! So now the Mexican Consulate is acting as a watchdog to argue who has jurisdiction between a local AMERICAN gvmnt and the Federal AMERICAN gvmnt???

Is there no end to the madness?