Againsheila
Gold Member
Perhaps some of our legal eagles could chime in to answer my question here:
The Feds' lawsuit against Arizona is on the grounds that immigration is a Federal concern and the states have no jurisdiction in enforcement of immigration laws. Presumably the states cannot take it upon themselves to make illegal immigration illegal in their state or pass laws to deal with it. So if the Feds don't deal with it, the state is simply out of luck.
But the Federal government has also passed federal laws controlling illegal substances. So why has there been no Federal protest when states have passed and enforced their own laws regarding such substances?
What's the difference?
The difference IS, Article 1, section 8, states Congress has the power over the Naturalization process, that includes Immigration.
1-8 also states no state can mint coins, so this would be another example of a federal sovereign right.
The Naturalization process has NOTHING to do with ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.