Decus
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Immigration law consists of rules and procedures to be enforced by the federal government. That is no longer happening.Immigration law? I have no idea but it's definitely a possible violation of the Constitution depending on what they are doing. The Constitution clearly makes immigration solely a Federal Issue.
Ergo, what we have now is not immigration, but a criminal exercise. If the feds won't enforce the law to the detriment of the states, then it falls to the states to deal with the resulting situation.
Just because the Fed isn't doing what you want that does nothing to negate the Constitution.
Why do you keep bringing up the Constitution?/ The Federal government gave immigration powers to the Federal government, not the Constitution:
"The word “immigration” does not appear in the U.S. Constitution or any of its Amendments. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 does read, “… To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, …”."
"The 14th Amendment, Section 1 addresses the protection of “All persons born or naturalized in the United States,…” which extended citizenship through the States to the former slaves. The rules of immigration were reserved to the
States through the 10th Amendment until the first Federal law was enacted in 1875. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the following year that immigration regulation was an exclusive Federal responsibility. Congress established the Immigration Service in 1891, which was the first time the Federal government took an active role. Congress enacted additional quota systems after World War I in the years 1921 and 1924."
What Authority Does the U.S. Constitution Give the Federal Government Regarding Immigration?
What Authority Does the U.S. Constitution Give the Federal Government Regarding Immigration? Answer – The word “immigration” does not appear in the U.S. Constitution or any of its Amendments. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 does read, “… To establish an uniform Rule of...theamericanview.com
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Why? Multiple court rulings and the fact that Sheriff Arpaio was arrested and found guilty because he thought he could enforce immigration laws.
You are using the same argument that those who argue that the 2nd doesn't necessarily mean the people but rather only militia's.
You won't be able to show where state officials are actually doing anything.
Again - it's NOT a Constitutional power given to the Federal government. The Federal government enacted a law to assume that power.
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