Key Provisions in SB1070 Struck Down
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton struck down key provisions in Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 law today and ruled that states cannot preempt federal law. According to The Washington Post:
Settler, Immigrant, Alien - Andrew Wainer
“What part of illegal don’t you understand?”
This question—usually launched by immigration restrictionists and aimed at immigration advocates—is a good one. The United States considers itself a country of laws, and letting people off the hook for major legal transgressions isn’t (officially) tolerated or popular.
State Immigration Legislative Updates - Week of July 19, 2010
South Carolina ban on renting to and hiring undocumented immigrants put on hold. Summerville, South Carolina town council voted on Wednesday to postpone a final decision on the ban until an attorney looked at the language more closely. Some councilmen fear passing the ban will “disturb the racial harmony that exists amongst various ethnic groups.” Those council members against the ban hope that people will speak up as to the laws' negative effects before they have to vote again.
