Immigration Law
What the Arizona Immigration Decision Means – ABC News
A near-total victory for the federal government. This is a sweeping affirmation of federal power over immigration law. Arizona, and every other state, can’t make new immigration policy by making it a crime to be in the United States illegally.
Obama offers mixed verdict on immigration ruling – msnbc.com
President Barack Obama said he is pleased the Supreme Court struck down key parts of Arizona’s immigration law Monday but voiced concern about what the high court left intact. The court allowed a provision requiring police to check the immigration … Continue reading
Immigrants talk about SB 1070 and deportations – msnbc.com
TUCSON – With the US Supreme Court expected to rule on Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, not all immigrants agree on what should be done about illegal immigration. Dozens of children took an oath to be loyal American citizens Saturday. … Continue reading
Most of Arizona immigration law cannot stand, Supreme Court rules – The Christian Science Monitor
The US Supreme Court struck down three sections of Arizona’s tough immigration enforcement law on Monday but upheld its most controversial provision –requiring police to check the immigration status of individuals they have reason to suspect …
Ruling on Arizona immigration to have mixed impact on laws in other states – Washington Post
The Supreme Court ruling today on Arizona’s tough immigration law will reinforce the right of local and state police in half a dozen other states to question individuals about their immigration status, but it will also bar police from taking … Continue reading
Georgia could get legal boost from high court ruling on immigration law – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia and other states seeking to crack down on illegal immigration got a legal boost Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld — at least for now — a key part of Arizona’s stringent immigration enforcement law. In its decision … Continue reading
Supreme Court has split verdict on Arizona immigration law – Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key part of Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants on Monday but struck down three other parts of the state law, delivering a mixed ruling for the Obama administration on federal power … Continue reading
Obama, critics praise different parts of immigration ruling – USA Today
Both President Obama and his critics found things to like about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Arizona immigration law, and both said it points to the need for new national legislation on the issue. In a statement saying he … Continue reading
Law Blog Fireside: A Closer Look at the Arizona Immigration Ruling – Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court, in one of the most anticipated rulings of the term, reached a mixed verdict Monday morning on the constitutionality of an Arizona law designed to buttress the federal government’s efforts to regulate and police our borders.
Romney says Obama failed to lead on immigration – msnbc.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mitt Romney blasted President Barack Obama on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld part of an Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration that Romney had endorsed while seeking the Republican presidential nomination.