I know very little about the decision, and expect to write more in the next few days. In short, even with Kagan recused, the error in Arizona’s law was so blatant that the Republican activists on the Court, with exceptions (Scalia, Thomas and Alito), could not find an excuse to uphold it.
The Supreme Court issued a victory to the Obama Administration today, ruling against Arizona in its fight for tougher immigration laws.
The Court upheld part of Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, but reversed a majority of it.
Surviving the debate is the provision that Arizona law enforcement officers can check the immigration status of anyone. The Court didn’t discuss the controversy over possible racial profiling with the provision.
In the majority opinion, Justice Antony Kennedy agreed mostly with the federal government, who argued the Arizona law is invalid because federal immigration law trumps state law…
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This is a huge win for the Obama Administration, that filed suit to protect Latino citizens from Republican racial profiling and harassment, and a huge loss for Willard Romney, who called SB 1070 a model for immigration legislation. Here’s the decision (PDF).
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Bony-fingered Brewer is calling it a win for her and Arizona. Ha!
The Death Angel anything but admitting the truth.
Brewer says it's a "win"?
That's about what I'd expect from someone who's quite a few fries short of a Happy Meal.
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Good decision, I think at this point—Personally I need to read more here ; On a personal note- my great granddaughter is 1/2 Mexican–4th generation American born- As a native born citizen- she does not carry papers " ; Still not answered what is the situation like for people like her— 'show me your papers " ? Her high school ID ? — Still seems racial profiling to me-
"Yes, Governor Brewer, I will stand with you to Secure Our Border," the petition reads. "President Obama and the federal government has [sic] failed to do its job so we must stand united to protect America!" …
In my view, the only protection that America needs is from the fanatical evangelical Christian right wing nut Republican/Teabaggers who infest the government and the land like voracious vermin (think Willard, the 4 legged kind) destroying the rights of all true Americans in order to advance their own warped and demented agenda of kowtowing to the 1% and corporations. The 1% are not real Americans as they seem to think that changing their citizenship and holding secret stashes off-shore just to avoid taxes is just fine!
"State laws on immigration are required because the federal government has refused to enforce its own immigration policies," Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said in a statement. "We will analyze the Supreme Court opinion to see what potential effect it might have on the provisions of Alabama's law." …
If fair and equal enforcement is what you want Bentley, then perhaps you should have a chat with the Congressional leaders about approving the AJA that would put workers back on the job. And, have you not listened to your own "fearless flea-bitten leader", Willard Rmoney, who says that police, firefighters and teachers are not needed? If that is the case, from whence will the enforcement officers come? And then there is the Republican/Teabagger obstructionist Congress who won't approve even a modest tax increase for the wealthiest Americans, a tax increase that would help pay for this action you so much desire.
"The author of the Arizona SB1070 law is Kris Kobach, a University of Missouri at Kansas City law professor. Kobach also authored Alabama's controversial immigration law, HB56.
Kobach is currently Kansas Secretary of State and works for the Immigration Law Reform Institute in Washington."
How does Kris Kobach hold down 3 different jobs and do any of them well? I read just a bit about him in Wikipedia, and with such a seemingly stellar biography, it is a shame that he chooses to be so mired in the Republican/Teabagger agenda.
How can Scalia (anyone) claim States should be able to set their own immigration laws, when immigration is directly mentioned in the Constitution as a federal government responsibility?
Thanks all. Rather than answer here, I'm about to upload an article that explains the ruling in detail.
Steve the Scalia graphic in that article will answer your question.