Now we will see the Justice Department challenge to this new law.
The legislation, sent to the Republican governor by the GOP-led Legislature, makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It also requires local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants; allows lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws; and makes it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.
That last part sounds like a bad deal for bus and cab drivers. I mean how do they know that an illegal got on their bus or not? In any case this new law sets up a pretty interesting showdown over states rights. I figure the Feds would take precedence when it comes to immigration laws. I'm sure Constitutional law scholar Obama can shed some light on these matters.
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