Today the Supreme Court tossed out the majority of Arizona's extreme anti-immigration law.
In a split vote, the justices struck down three out of the four pieces — specifically, making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to work, authorizing state officers to arrest people without a warrant if officers have probable cause to believe a person is an illegal and making all immigrants to register with the federal government. The high court kept one chunk intact, which requires police officers to try and verify the person’s immigration status with the feds when making any stops or arrests.
President Obama said he was "pleased" by the overall ruling, but remains "concerned about the practical impact of the remaining provision." He added, "a patchwork of state laws is not a solution to our broken immigration system — it's part of the problem."
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized Obama for lacking a comprehensive immigration plan. During a meeting with donors in Scottsdale, of all places, he said "The Supreme Court ruling, given the failure of the immigration policy of this country, I would have preferred to see the Supreme Court give more latitude to states, not less."
Romney endorsed the Arizona law while seeking his the Republican nom, which could further complicate his standing with the Latino community.
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I've watched Jan Brewer's "unanimously vindicated" press statement numerous times and I have one question. If your grandma was as clearly delusional as Jan Brewer, would you trust her with a plastic spork?
One of the most notable characteristics of right-wingers in the twenty-first century is the dedication to self-delusion and self-fulfilling circular-reasoning. They're not descendants of historical conservatives, but the self-centered, self-entitled marauding invaders of the name of conservatism. So they won't recognize repudiation, whether it is expressed in moral terms or in terms of a societal decision. There is nothing to be gained by Republicans from acknowledging anything that cuts against what they selfishly want. There is nothing to be gained by Republicans from acknowledging anything that cuts against their insistence on getting their own way and inflicting their own personal preferences on everyone else in the world. There is nothing to be gained by Republicans from recognizing that other people have equal value in God's eyes, because that undercuts their puerile insistence on self-primacy.
SCOTUS ruling is a NIGHTMARE for illegal immigrants. It might spill over to other states.
Do you know how ridiculous you sound... besides the fact liberals feel the need to use big words to make themselves feel smart.
Arizona law enforcement should not have the ability to arrest someone who is an illegal citizen????
Let's break this down illegal.... citizen Oh my god... someone needs to do a little wikipedia searching
these people broke the law. THEY ARE ILLEGAL PEOPLE. And now law enforcement officials can't arrest them? Sad, Sad country we live in.
God help us if people like you get into office.... oh wait a minute... they are
The only thing that is ridiculous is the inane effort to distract attention away from indefensibly immoral perspectives of the right-wing.
There are moral responses to illegal immigration. Want to know what they are? Learn the Democratic Party position on the matter. It's called "being a compassionate human being" and "placing principle above selfishness" - you should check into these things when you grow up.
You apparently want to live your life according to wikipedia. Treat your neighbors the way Fox News tells you to. And conduct your own behavior according to iwillhateeveryonebutme.com. That's truly shameful.