Analyst's note: Recommended reading.
"Arizona's crackdown on illegal aliens is "sound and constitutional" and will be found to be just that when a lawsuit by President Obama over the state's efforts to protect its own citizens and borders is resolved, according to Gov. Jan Brewer.
[...] "The truth is the Arizona law is both reasonable and constitutional," Brewer said. "It mirrors substantially what has been federal law in the United States for many decades. Arizona's law is designed to complement, not supplant, enforcement of federal immigration laws. Despite the Department of Justice's claims in paragraph 62 of today's lawsuit, Arizona is not trying 'to establish its own immigration policy' or 'directly regulate the immigration status of aliens.'"
Brewer pointed out the new law states "the federal government, along with local law enforcement officers authorized by the federal government, can only determine an alien's immigration status."
A subsection, she said, states that the law "shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws regulating immigration." [...]
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