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Yesterday nine states, led by Michigan’s attorney general, Mike Cox, filed a legal brief in support of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law. Arizona’s law, which makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally, has been challenged in court by the U.S. Department of Justice as overtaking federal authority to enforce immigration laws. Michigan was joined by Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia in filing the brief.
Additionally, GOP Senators Jim DeMint and David Vitter have voiced resistance to the Obama administration’s challenge of the Arizona law. The senators have announced that they will be introducing an amendment into a small business bill that would prohibit the Obama administration from participating in lawsuits against the Arizona law. For the full article click here.
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