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Again, it’s not a mockery. If each state were to have it’s own immigration laws, that would mean that the US would lose complete control over immigration. We dodged a bullet today - had AZ’s law been upheld, there would be nothing stopping CA from issuing ‘visa waivers’ to everyone who wanted them, effectively making everyone who went to CA a legal immigrant.

SCOTUS just put a stake through that gambit and puts the onus on we the people to elect a president who does support immigration restrictions.

The problem is that republicans already screwed us here by nominating Romney. With either Romney or Obama, we are screwed on federal enforcement of immigration.

This is why it was so important for conservatives to get behind Santorum. Since they didn’t they screwed themselves in the foot, not just for today, but at least for the next four years.

Again, it’s not a mockery. If each state were to have it’s own immigration laws, that would mean that the US would lose complete control over immigration. We dodged a bullet today - had AZ’s law been upheld, there would be nothing stopping CA from issuing ‘visa waivers’ to everyone who wanted them, effectively making everyone who went to CA a legal immigrant.

Not so. You don't understand what was in AZ 1070 and what the court decided. Read the decision including Scalia's dissent.

‘Fraid I don't agree. States are going to have to go much further in resisting a tyrannical Federal government and asserting states rights. A state like California is going to admit everyone anyway and the Feds will either do nothing or actively encourage the actions. We actually need border check points between Arizona and California.