A Good Day for Obama as Supreme Court Adds to Romney’s Immigration Nightmare
A Good Day for Obama as Supreme Court Adds to Romney’s Immigration Nightmare
By: Jason Easley
June 25, 2012
The Supreme Court has declared three of the four parts of the Arizona immigration law unconstitutional, but the court upheld the provision that police officers can determine the immigration status of anyone lawfully stopped.
The Supreme Court threw out most of the law, but they upheld the most controversial part. However, overall the court upheld the federal power to make immigration policy, “The federal power to determine immigration policy is well settled. Immigration policy can affect trade, investment, tourism, and diplomatic relations for the entire Nation, as well as the perceptions and expectations of aliens in this country who seek the full protection of its laws.”
The court destroyed the Republican argument that states have the right to make their own separate immigration policies, “The National Government has significant power to regulate immigration. With power comes responsibility, and the sound exercise of national power over immigration depends on the Nation’s meeting its responsibility to base its laws on a political will informed by searching, thoughtful, rational civic discourse. Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration while that process continues, but the State may not pursue policies that undermine federal law.”
The stop and check provision that was left standing is going to be subject to years of further litigation. This ruling sends a strong message to state’s that this anti-immigrant legislative arms race between the states can’t contradict federal law.
The Supreme Court narrowed the papers please provision, and left the door open to future challenges based on the implementation of the law, “This opinion does not foreclose other preemption and constitutional challenges to the law as interpreted and applied after it goes into effect.”
In simple political terms, this is a win for the Obama administration and the federal government. This is a horrible day for Mitt Romney. He has campaigned on what has been ruled an unconstitutional, anti-federalist stance on immigration.
This is a bad day for the anti-immigrant right who was advocating the round them up and deport them policy. On the campaign trail, this is a good day for Obama, and a lousy day for Romney. The Supreme Court agreed with Obama’s view that the federal government is in charge of immigration policy. The court struck down Romney’s idea that Arizona’s law was the model for immigration policy around the country. This also ruling just so happened to keep alive the one part of the Arizona law that is certain to mobilize Latino voters. This decision was one of the worst possible outcomes for Republicans and especially, Mitt Romney.
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Remember this country is a nation of immigrants, legal and illegal.
Guess what, the SCOTUS decided. Scalia using Obama's Eo as an excuse was pathetic.. Roberts, you Cons can bitch all you want.. I"m shocked, Roberts?
Again, thanks for all your work here.
Other than that most of the law was found unconstitutional, I didn't find a single thing is true about this. It may even be a net positive for Romney, since he can use this to shift the narrative to how "poorly" the president has done on immigration control. And, by conservative standards, he has.
And, the funny thing is Proud, I suspect we agree on this issue, or are at least fairly close to it.
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This particular case, I think the courts acted accordingly, don't think we've heard the end of it.
Can be looked at as more loss of liberty, but disguised as some sort of victory.
And what is it about conservatives that they simply don't understand the basic notion that noncitizens don't vote?
Even though these non-citizens don't vote (or shouldn't be able to vote), any large population of people in this country affect the political scene. Obama's recent announcement his administration won't prosecute certain immigration offenders and the whole Dream Act is evidence enough to support the idea these people do affect the political agendas in this country.
I also know my point was not lost on you PP. My guess is you just hate it that I made a good point to counter your attempt at spin. The court ruling IS a good thing for Obama AND Mexican drug cartels. If you don't realize that then you are not as smart as I give you credit for.
Marco Rubio, if you're going to AZ with Romney- get your papers ready.
And the Federal Government is doing its job and protecting our borders. The number of people being deported is higher now than it was at any time during the Bush years, and the number of people entering illegally is lower than it ever was under Bush. In 2011 we had the first year of net zero illegal immigration in well over a decade. There are more border patrol agents now then there have ever been. The reality is that while illegal immigration is of course a problem, it is hardly the "crisis" that bigots like Sheriff Joe try to make it out to be.
From the get go it was obvious how the Supremes would rule..... state law does not trump federal law. End of story.
As for Mitt, he will be along shortly explaining how this ruling was his idea to begin with. You know, the same way he advised Obama to bail out the auto industry. His idea ,too.