Did SCOTUS Decision on Arizona Illegal Immigration Law Tip Their Hand on S.B. 1070?
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OPINION: Did SCOTUS AZ Illegal Immigration Law Decision Tip Their Hand on S.B. 1070?
The Supreme Court this week upheld the Legal Arizona Workers Act of 2007 which allows Arizona courts to suspend or revoke the licenses necessary to do business in the state if an employer knowingly or intentionally employs an unauthorized alien. It also required employers in Arizona to use the federal “E-verify” system to check the eligibility of each potential employee.
The 5-3 decision by the high court bodes well for its inevitable future consideration of the controversial Arizona S.B. 1070: the law that allows Arizona police officers to request proof of residency from individuals that they have already detained for other reasons and whom they have reason to suspect may not be in the country illegally. Here’s why:
1. The Supreme Court, in this decision in general recognized that the states have a legitimate role in helping enforce immigrations policies to the extent that they affect the state itself as long as they do not engage in acts that have been preempted by federal legislation.
2. The Supreme Court did not defer to the current administration. Not surprisingly, President Obama’s administration opposed this law even though it was aimed not at the illegal aliens themselves but their potential employers, and even though the federal law itself had carved out an exception that said states could enforce their own licensing regulations to prevent the hiring of illegal aliens. As Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority:
“It makes little sense to preserve state authority to impose sanctions through licensing, but not allow states to revoke licenses when appropriate as one of those sanctions.”
3. Finally, the state rejected the argument that theoretically the law might cause discrimination, saying that current employment anti-discrimination laws were sufficient to deter that. It will be interesting to see if S.B. 1070’s explicit provision against profiling is sufficient in the Court’s eyes to provide similar protection.
The big difference between the Arizona law considered in this case and S.B. 1070 is that in this case the Arizona law was narrowly crafted to fit within federal statutory exception and they are in a much more ambiguous area of general police enforcement.
Yes, this decision bodes well for the supporters of S.B. 1070 when their case comes to the Big Court. They would have been dead in the water if they lost this case. But when S.B. 1070 finally gets to the Court of Last Resort it’s going to be a very tough, very close call.
Top Opinion
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bigbear 2011/05/28 14:46:12
E-Verify is not a completely understood government system. It ONLY verifies that a SSN matches the valid ID. It does NOT catch an illegal trying to find a job. Employers that use this system should not be penalized. They are following the laws set forth.
Any illegal can buy an SSN and then go to a government agency to acquire an ID to match the age and name, except if the illegal bought a SSN of a 85 year old woman and he is a 30 year old man. Then E-Verify files it on through as being legal. It is therefore, our government's lack of a more detailed program that allows these illegals to skirt the system.
I support the SB 1070 Law 100%. I wish Cali would do the same.
PC=anti-white, anti-white=PC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
It is not a racist law, if you think so then you haven't read it, or lack reading comprehension skills. I think all of them should be deported IMMEDIATELY AFTER spending a week picking up the garbage they left in our once pristine desert.
No, don't even think that "my world is empty without you," because "love is here and now you're gone."
"I hear a symphony" because the illegal supporters are in for some "bad weather" and for the law abiding American citizens it soon going to be "automatically sunshine."
No, "you can't hurry love," but the Supremes have ruled and "I second that emotion"
So, I guess it's time to tell all of the illegals, "let yourself go" back to the counrty you love so much that you refuse to leave it's cultures and language behind to become an American.
And, if you ever even think about sneaking across the border again, to steal, rape and murder, I want you to "stop, in the name of love," before you break the law.
You may hate me and my country, but, "I'm gonna make you love me," or, I'm going to have to ask you to feel "the weight," the "touch" and "nothing but heartaches," on your way out the door.
"Things are changing," and "my heart can't take it no more."
It's "the happening" "Baby love," so, get ready for "tears...
No, don't even think that "my world is empty without you," because "love is here and now you're gone."
"I hear a symphony" because the illegal supporters are in for some "bad weather" and for the law abiding American citizens it soon going to be "automatically sunshine."
No, "you can't hurry love," but the Supremes have ruled and "I second that emotion"
So, I guess it's time to tell all of the illegals, "let yourself go" back to the counrty you love so much that you refuse to leave it's cultures and language behind to become an American.
And, if you ever even think about sneaking across the border again, to steal, rape and murder, I want you to "stop, in the name of love," before you break the law.
You may hate me and my country, but, "I'm gonna make you love me," or, I'm going to have to ask you to feel "the weight," the "touch" and "nothing but heartaches," on your way out the door.
"Things are changing," and "my heart can't take it no more."
It's "the happening" "Baby love," so, get ready for "tears of sorrow."
I know you are thinking "where did our love go?" Well, "forever came today" and it's time to ask yourself "Where do I go from here?" and to admit to yourself "I guess I'll miss the man" and "I'm living in shame," for the way I acted as a guest in his home, burning his flag, threatening his culture, refusing to speak his language, disobeying his laws all the while dipping my cup into the well of his generosity, taking food and a free education for my children, taking free medical care from his hospitals, raising my flag above his and spitting in his face while I took everything I could.
here is a song that describes the problem, and I too , wish our fed would get the illegal invaders the HELL out of our nation.
so far, her track record is %100 in favor of illegals.
who's surprised here..... no really, is anyone surprised?
Increasing anti-immigration public reaction will sway the court. The old saying goes "The court reads the 'lection returns."
PC media pushes alien immigration on every white country and ONLY on white countries.
Then the same PC media pushes intergration an assimilation. Then it talks about how the last blonde (stand in for whites) will be born in Scandinavia in 2202.
Tell me why this is not a program to eliminate my race, the whites world wide?
PC=anti-white, anti-white = PC.
"...It’s OK. Because in about forty years, half the country will be black or brown. And there is nothing you can do about it."
(He's talking about conservative whites dying off and being out voted.)
http://blackfolk.livejournal....
Frankly, I just hope that at least three of the conservative justices either resign or die this year so they can be replaced with more moderate justices.
King James Bible
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment .
Righteous judgment John 7:2, God judges the heart, but humans judge outward appearances.
All should know God judges the heart,and that God should be in us,and when God is in us we will love all, and seek peace on earth with all men.
King James Bible 1 Corinthians 4:5
1 Corinthians 3:19 ,King James Bible
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1 Corinthians 1:20, .Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
The Legal system condemns humans,and in so doing keeps condemners out of heaven. That means whoever condemns is foolish. What does that tell you?
The very core of our legal system is that it is completely separate from the religious law codes as was the intent of our Founding Fathers. In the Federalist Papers they made it very clear that the intent of our Constitution was to prevent the imposition of any form of religious rule of our civil government.
Remember they had just broken the bonds from English royal rulership and the Church of England's imposed religious doctrines over the previous 75-100 years. Our country was basicly founded by revoltionaries and progressives. A lot of people do not think of it that way but our Founding Fathers were really out there when it came to how men should govern themselves. Almost all of Europe was one form of monarchy or dictatorship. To think men could govern themselves as commoners was outrageous.
The place for religious rules and regulations is in the individual NOT in the total of society and its laws and civil government.
If you will remember too, Jesus turned away when offered the Kingship of Isreal, setting the example of separation of religious belief and civil government.
When those rulers followed Him, all went well with the people (peace and prosperity). Read it yourself..
The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;
Mans law is:1 Corinthians 1:20Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Corinthians 3:19:For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.Mans law lacking forgiving merciful love is foolishness because in heaven we will have humans following Gods law, and not mans law. Do you think those that follow mans law have the law of God in them?
All need to have Jesus in us to save us.
"Faith without works is dead" I see NO works by the greater part of Christendom, more to the point, I see the hate and spiritual vacuum created by false teachings of misleading false prophets.
The Mosaic Law code was brought to an end by the death of The Christ with the establishment of New Jerusalem over which The Christ is ruling.
You have a little bit of education to afford your self of in a really good Bible study outside the influences of modern day Christendoms false religious teachings.
MATTHEW 22:34-40 (RSV)
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But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the
Sad'ducees, they came together.
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And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.
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"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
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And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
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This is the great and first commandment.
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And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.
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On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."
At the time Jesus said this the Mosaic Law code was still in effect. Upon his death we are reminded that these two were the only law left.
A person not under law but having law unto themselves is as with law.
The problem with this is how that person was raised. If the person was raised as a self-centered individual selfish person they would conflict with a person who was raised as a genereous person who is loving and kind.
In both cases they are "A person not under law but having law unto themselves is as with law."
Whose law? is really the question. Each person must adopt or create their own internal law to live by. It cannot be forced upon a person because they will naturally revolt against it.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us. That is the unwritten law.