Analyst's note:  Absolutely must read.  You will find this article short and to the point.  Our thanks to the Heritage Foundation and Matt Mayer for this insight.  I highly recommend reading the full original article.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Yet, we find far too many of our federal officials struggling with it.  It seems that power corrupts and what is falsely perceived as complete power corrupts completely.

"[....] It is preposterous to take the position that, short of federal action or the commission of a crime, governors and mayors are constitutionally powerless to deal with illegal immigrants within their states and cities. The argument that state and local governments must incur enormous fiscal and societal costs, asserting that all aspects of immigration (legal or illegal) are entirely the purview of the federal government, is constitutionally suspect. [....]