Posted on 06/18/2010 4:21:21 PM PDT by tobyhill
The Obama administration has decided to file suit to block a new Arizona law aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, thrusting itself into the fierce national debate over how the United States enforces immigration policies.
The move is a rare instance of the federal government forcefully intervening in a state’s affairs, and it carries significant political risks. With immigration continuing to be a hot-button issue in political campaigns across the country, the Arizona law, which gives local police greater power to check the legal status of people they stop, has become a rallying point for the Tea Party and other conservative groups.
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Arizona has been experiencing drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder, and increased costs for services to illegals because the federal government is not protecting the citizens of Arizona (and the rest of us) by securing the border. So what do the feds do, they sue Arizona. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!!! What kind of political twilight zone are we living in?
I’ll guarantee that the 9th circus WILL uphold whatever Obammy does, regardless of principle. The 9th isn’t a true “court”.. It’s a political organization just like the National Organization for Women, the news media, the ACLU, etc... The decision will be appealed by Arizona to the SCOTUS.
The media is inserting the term “illegal” before the word “immigrant”??? WHAT? I’m shocked.. Really. No... REALLY.
They removed voice mail... message said they were overloaded.
LLS
Not just the media. The NY Times!
Knock me over with a feather...
A law not enforced is no law. A government that does not enforce its laws is no government. The cowards and traitors in Versailles on the Potomac belong in jail.
The time when Americans are not allowed on American soil is the time for Americans to resist the occupiers.
“I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me Liberty or give me Death.” Patrick Henry
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