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Barack Obama has already sued the state of Arizona.
Claiming preeminent authority to write the laws on immigration, the Justice Department filed suit to block Arizona from enacting its own.
Setting immigration policy and enforcing immigration laws is a national responsibility, said Attorney General Eric Holder. Seeking to address the issue through a patchwork of state laws will only create more problems than it solves.
The challenge, although not unexpected, appeared certain to reignite a searing national debate on immigration and send the midterm election season into fraught new territory.
The American people must wonder whether the Obama administration is really committed to securing the border when it sues a state that is simply trying to protect its people by enforcing immigration law, Republican Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, both of Arizona, said in a joint statement criticizing the lawsuit.
How many Presidents have joined other countries in suing states?? [Reader Post] | Flopping Aces
Claiming preeminent authority to write the laws on immigration, the Justice Department filed suit to block Arizona from enacting its own.
Setting immigration policy and enforcing immigration laws is a national responsibility, said Attorney General Eric Holder. Seeking to address the issue through a patchwork of state laws will only create more problems than it solves.
The challenge, although not unexpected, appeared certain to reignite a searing national debate on immigration and send the midterm election season into fraught new territory.
The American people must wonder whether the Obama administration is really committed to securing the border when it sues a state that is simply trying to protect its people by enforcing immigration law, Republican Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, both of Arizona, said in a joint statement criticizing the lawsuit.
How many Presidents have joined other countries in suing states?? [Reader Post] | Flopping Aces
