U.S. Court Won't Block Ariz. Immigrant Law

[Uncle Fester]

August 09, 2005 8:50 PM EDT
PHOENIX - A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to block part of an Arizona law that denies some public benefits to illegal immigrants, saying the plaintiffs had no right to sue.

The voter-approved law appeared on Arizona's November election ballot. The portion at issue bars illegal immigrants from getting certain public benefits and makes it a crime for public employees to fail to report undocumented immigrants who seek the benefits.

A separate provision, unaffected by the court challenge, requires people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.


The rest of the story:

http://start.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20050809/42f82a40_3ca6_1552620050809-1592468289

[Melz]

Shouldn't you HAVE to report undocumented (AKA illegal) folks when they try to get something out of this country?? Why is this even a vote? This should be commonplace practice!!

And also:

"The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund had argued that the law was unconstitutional on the grounds that it usurps the federal government's power over immigration and naturalization."

Oh go figure, there are Mexican Americans wanting to go easy on illegals (aka undocumenteds). I hope we are not letting this group stronghold any decisions, just as I would hope no other something-American group uses its "something" status to strongarm any decision facing this country. After all, aren't they "something-AMERICANS?"

geesh.