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Curt</font></b><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>is<a href="books.html"><br> </a></b></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b> (310) 204-8700</b></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><i>Copyright August 1, 2010<br>All Rights Reserved. </i></font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="style8">S</span>triking down Arizona s controversial immigration law, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton reminded Arizona lawmakers about the limits of states rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>When<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law April 22, making it a crime to not possess immigration papers, the Arizona legislature didn t consider its was stepping on the federal government s toes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Passions flamed in Arizona due to the murder of a white rancher at the hands of an alleged illegal Mexican immigrant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>State legislators and national politicians, like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), adopted the new law as a campaign issue, promising to crackdown on illegals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>McCain s flip-flop from his full endorsement two years ago of former President George W. Bush s liberal immigration reform plan, goes to the heart of why the Arizona law was doomed:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Passions, not logic, drove the Arizona legislature.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>States rights advocates need to remember the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, where the federal government preempts the states.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Federalism permits states rights but not at the expense of the Constitution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arizona politicians shouldn t take Judge Bolton s ruling personally, only realize the limits of states rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Whether states like federal immigration policy or enforcement, doesn t give states the right to supercede federal authority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arizona s law, slated to go into effect July 30, would have made illegal status a state crime and given law enforcement the necessary probable cause to detain, arrest and deport individuals without proper immigration papers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arizona s law deeply offended the Latino community causing protests around the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Several states refuse to continue doing business with Arizona to register extreme displeasure with the state s new law.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Border states, like Texas, Arizona and California, have problems with illegal immigration but also benefit from the cheap labor pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Many industries, including agriculture, construction, etc., depend heavily on the illegal immigration workforce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Serving for the last 50 years and the largest growing immigration population, Latinos make up 90% of today s immigration into the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> Without Latino immigration, the U.S. population growth would shrink, unable to provide an adequate workforce of unskilled labor needed to run vital U.S. industries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Judge Bolton understood the knee-jerk nature of Arizona s SB 1070.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>No local or statewide body can usurp the U.S. Constitution or federal government authority to make, pass, and implement federal laws that protect against otherwise unfair local and state customs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>No state has the right to supercede the Constitution s equal protection guarantee.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Arizona s controversial immigration bill wasn t all that much different from the California law banning gay marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>While California s ban on gay marriage was approved by 54% of voters, it didn t meet the 14th Amendment s Equal Protection requirement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Unlike the Arizona law, the federal courts have not overturned or invalidated the current ban on gay marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> While we understand the frustration of Arizonans with the broken immigration system, a patchwork of state and local policies would seriously disrupt federal immigration enforcement and would ultimately be counterproductive, said a Justice Dept. communiqué, reminding state officials that making and enforcing immigration laws is the job of the federal government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Gov. Brewer promised an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Given the court s makeup, it s doubtful it will overturn the Phoenix District Court.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Promising to take Judge Bolton s ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, the bill s author Arizona Sen. Russell Peace rejected the District Court s ruling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Peace knows there s little hope at the 9th Circuit Court, revealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> Because the current composition of the Supreme Court is 5-4 conservative, Peace expects eventual vindication in the High Court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>While he politicizes the High Court, the Supreme Court runs more on judicial precedent and logic, not local passions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Whether or not the High Court remains conservative, justices must apply cold logic and common sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>On that ground, Arizona has little to stand on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>  For those saying,  Wait till the conservative wing of the Supreme Court gets their hands on this, I m not so sure, said University of Arizona law professor Gabriel  Jack Chin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Chin feels the High Court won t usurp the federal government s jurisdiction on immigration </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><span style="mso-tab-count:1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>While conservative rant-and-rave about the Obama administration interfering with states rights, they should take a deep breath and consider the value of federalism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>When some liberals sought to curtail the influence of right wing media, it was the federal Communication Commission that stepped in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arizona, or other states for that matter, have plenty of laws on the books to give law enforcement the tools to enforce real criminal conduct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Arizona s SB 1070 would have made it a state crime to not posses federal immigration papers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>How Gov. Brewer or Sen. Peace thought their bill met the federal smell test is anyone s guess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Attorney Gen. Eric Holder did exactly what any federal official would do under the circumstances:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Enforced federal jurisdiction and law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Unlike the European Union that pretends to defend common rights, there s only one United States of America.</p> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <bAbout the Author</u> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="style9">About the Author</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="style8">&nbsp; </span>&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b>John M. Curtis </b>writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He&#x2019;s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of <a href="books.html">Dodging The Bullet</a> and <a href="books.html">Operation Charisma</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="1" height="2576" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="1" height="2"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="2"></td> </tr> <tr height="2574"> <td height="2574" valign="top" align="left" xpos="0" class="style7"><img height="172" width="111" src="images/johninframe3.jpg"></td> <td width="1" height="2574"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="2574"></td> </tr> <tr height="1" cntrlrow> <td height="1" class="style7"><spacer type="block" width="133" height="1"></td> <td width="7" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="7" height="1"></td> <td width="182" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="182" height="1"></td> <td width="300" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="300" height="1"></td> <td width="1" height="1"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="1"></td> <td width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="597"> <tr> <td><font size="1" face="Arial,Geneva,Helvetica"> <hr noshade size="1"> </font><a href="index.html"><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><strong> Homecobolos> p><font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">©1999-2005 <a href="aboutdiscobolos.html"> Discobolos Consulting Services, Inc.</a><br> (310) 204-8300<br> All Rights Reserved. </font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>