US Suing Arizona Over Immigration Law
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Author: Darius | Filed under: News Commentary |
The US formally filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona regarding the immigration law that has recently been abuzz.
The suit, filed in Phoenix, is built on the premise that the immigration law in Arizona is unconstitutional, as immigration is the responsibility of the federal government, and using state and local police to enforce immigration policies would therefore be a violation.
There is already a law on the federal books that makes it illegal to be in the US without the proper paperwork (hence the term illegal immigrant). When the federal government didn’t actually do anything about it, Arizona passed a bill also making it a state crime, not just a federal crime, allowing state and local police to enforce it – only within the state of Arizona. The lawsuit is basically saying – “Hey, Arizona, you can’t have that law ‘cus we’ve already got it, even if we aren’t doing anything about it. You just have to accept how we’re doing it.”
Contrast this to another law… According to federal law, you have to be 18 years of age to purchase a long-barrelled gun such as a rifle or shotgun. However, the state of Illinois has a law stating that you have to 21 years of age for all firearm purchases. Now – this is already on the federal books! Illinois shouldn’t have a law they might actually enforce that a federal law already adresses? Where’s the lawsuit here? Oh wait – I forgot… It all depends on what kind of law we’re talking about.
Let Arizona have its own laws. Individual states should be allowed to say who they want or don’t want in their state – especially if the people they don’t want are already breaking the federal law by being there illegally, and if they’re responsible for the recent dramatic increase in crime.
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US Suing Arizona Over Immigration Law
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Author: Darius | Filed under: News Commentary |Leave a comment »The US formally filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona regarding the immigration law that has recently been abuzz.
The suit, filed in Phoenix, is built on the premise that the immigration law in Arizona is unconstitutional, as immigration is the responsibility of the federal government, and using state and local police to enforce immigration policies would therefore be a violation.
There is already a law on the federal books that makes it illegal to be in the US without the proper paperwork (hence the term illegal immigrant). When the federal government didn’t actually do anything about it, Arizona passed a bill also making it a state crime, not just a federal crime, allowing state and local police to enforce it – only within the state of Arizona. The lawsuit is basically saying – “Hey, Arizona, you can’t have that law ‘cus we’ve already got it, even if we aren’t doing anything about it. You just have to accept how we’re doing it.”
Contrast this to another law… According to federal law, you have to be 18 years of age to purchase a long-barrelled gun such as a rifle or shotgun. However, the state of Illinois has a law stating that you have to 21 years of age for all firearm purchases. Now – this is already on the federal books! Illinois shouldn’t have a law they might actually enforce that a federal law already adresses? Where’s the lawsuit here? Oh wait – I forgot… It all depends on what kind of law we’re talking about.
Let Arizona have its own laws. Individual states should be allowed to say who they want or don’t want in their state – especially if the people they don’t want are already breaking the federal law by being there illegally, and if they’re responsible for the recent dramatic increase in crime.
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