Controversial Part Of Arizona's Immigration Law Upheld
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The ruling comes as a direct blow to the Obama administration, which challenged the law by saying that no one but an immigration officer could act upon immigration violations.
About two years ago Arizona passed a law which was intended to discourage illegal immigrants from entering and residing in Arizona known as SB 1070. Among other controversial components, it allowed state police officers to ask about the immigration status of anyone they stopped and arrest those suspected of being illegal immigrants, leading many to say it encouraged racial profiling. The law would have also made it a misdemeanor to not carry immigration papers.
In July of 2010, Bolton issued an injunction blocking most of these provisions, and the law--and its dissidents--took the case all the way up to the Supreme Court. In June of 2012, the court blocked the majority of the law but decided that allowing police to check the immigration status of those they detained was not against and did not conflict with federal law.
Arizona governor Jan Brewer, who signed the bill into law, has steadfastly supported the bill and is pleased at the result.
"Certainly Gov. Brewer is pleased with this decision," said spokesman Matthew Benson. "She believes it's time SB1070 is implemented and so that we can see how effective this law is in practice."
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All these illegal aliens who don't like the enforcement laws SB 1070 in Arizona should pack up and head for the Liberal Marxist state of California. They will find lax immigration laws under Liberal governor Jerry Brown and a heavy presence of Democrat in the Sacramento assembly. Even with the huge deficit Obama's people is currently giving out food stamps with no exemptions to illegal aliens. We already know these people who are here are robbing the states blind, as each must offer free health care and education to their children. Obama has promised if he manages to gain as second term as President he will enact a blanket amnesty for the 20 million plus foreign individuals in America and the cost would be $2.6 trillion dollars to complete the operation including retirement. Go to the TEA PARTY.ORG and learn the consequences of another four years with Democrats at the wilting helm of this sinking ship.
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