Feds plan lawsuit against Ariz. immigration law

NYT: Government hopes to block measure, scheduled to take effect July 29


By Randal C. Archibold and Mark Landler

New York Times
updated 6:34 p.m. CT, Fri., June 18, 2010


WASHINGTON - 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.

The decision to intervene, though widely anticipated, was confirmed by an unexpected source: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who answered a question about it from an Ecuadorian TV journalist in an interview on June 8 that went all but unnoticed until this week.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Illegals in Government !

Speaking of illegals, the government hasn't built the fence high enough to keep out the un-American criminals who want to take away our freedoms.
Yes, the government hasn't built the White House fence high enough to keep out the un-American criminals planted in the White House by DemocRATraffickers who've pledged (to the invisible powers in Satan's realm) to take away the religious, social, and economic freedoms of true American patriots!
For more insights Yahoo or Google "Obama Supports Public Depravity" and "Separation of Raunch and State."
PS - Is barack-coli a vegetable or a disease?