Ubaldo Jimenez Detained in AZ As Illegal

No, they aren't. They know it can't be enforced. It's the opposite of an "attempt." It's counter-productive grandstanding.

 

That's the point.
Passing a bad law does not, in any way, resolve the issue of immigration control.
It is more than possible to say 'I am in favor of immigration control' and 'This law is ridiculous.'
If anything, this law hurts the position of reasonable, intelligent people who are in favor of immgration control and reform.

 

Of course not....

 

No. We are arguing that this is what is known as "What the Law Already Is."

 

I agree 100 percent with Buck.

 

I'm enjoying all the boycott news. Now if we can just get the people illegally entering the country to boycott Arizona, it would solve everyone's problems.

 

If I bought you a T-shirt with that statement printed on it, would you wear it?

 

I don't believe in racial profiling, but I like the idea of a law that targets illegal immigrants and expels them as quickly as possible. I'm just not sure how to reconcile one with the other.

 

Why, some of his best players are immigrants!

 

At what point do they get to invoke the 10th? If it's an issue with federal oversight, and the federal government (seemingly) chooses to ignore that issue, don't the states have an obligation to step in and deal with it?
Of course, Arizona's ability to prove that the feds have ignored the issue is another matter. One border patrol outpost in Douglas could be considered proof of federal jurisdiction. But it is an interesting argument.

 

Even if you could "invoke" the 10th, it doesn't give you the right to pass an unenforceable law that facially violates the individual civil rights of your citizens.

Also, where does your "interesting argument" end? What if the Iowa governor doesn't think that the president is doing enough to deal with North Korea? Can he round up the Iowa City High School ROTC and invade North Korea by "invoking the 10th Amendment"?