His crime —- walking while “looking Hispanic.”
Trusting local police to enforce federal immigration law is a recipe for disaster and racial profiling.
While Arizona has been getting all the ink, there are 20 other states seriously looking at enacting similar state-based immigration law. The U.S. Federal District Court’s partial grant… of U.S. Department of Justice’s motion for injunction is only a temporary measure. Final court resolution of the Arizona law will not likely be reached until the Supreme Court is asked to weigh-in—- which will likely take the case well into 2011.
The prospect of a patchwork of separate laws across the country dealing with purely federal matters such as immigration is preempted by the Constitution.
The states’ act of desperation is a reflection of the failure of Congress to deal in good faith on immigration reform.
Surely, no matter what happens with the Arizona law, other states will look to pass other versions of their own law — each prepared to challenge the federal government.
In other words — chaos.
A union divided.
The President should not wait any longer for Congress to act on immigration reform.
After so many years have passed with Congressional inaction, it has waived its argument that action must be taken only through Congressional legislation.
National interests demand that President use his executive authority and utilize “parole” power to offer a temporary legal status to those who meet certain criteria — such as paying any back taxes, proof of residing in the U.S. for five years, etc.
Not a green card. Not amnesty. But a temporary status that could provide some the potential future opportunity to adjust to permanent residency (e.g., if they are married to a U.S. citizen