Arizona's
Court Battles Will Continue After Today
Just over a week
after President Obama decreed his 'DREAM Act' amnesty, the Supreme Court
upheld the key provision of Arizona's SB 1070 - maintaining police authority to
check immigration status.
This decision
comes at a key time and is a major victory for states' rights and the
immigration reform movement! Some sections of SB 1070 weren't upheld; however,
the justices' opinions give us insight into how these provisions should be
modified for the future.
President Obama's
amnesty decree will doubtless provoke new waves of illegal immigration; state
and local participation in immigration enforcement will prove essential in
protecting our country against this increasing threat.
FAIR has been on
the side of state immigration enforcement from the start. With your
help, we stood by Arizona and defended SB 1070 in the court of public
opinion. FAIR's legal affiliate, IRLI, provided powerful legal arguments for SB
1070 that ultimately prevailed at the Supreme Court. With your
help, we ensured Alabama's tough immigration law remained intact when
the opposition tried to tear it apart.
With your
help, we'll ensure every state has the legal guidance and support to
pass immigration measures. Your donation today of any size will help us keep the FAIR
fight alive at this important juncture in the immigration debate.
While upholding
the defining provision of SB1070 is a major feat, we still have a long road
ahead. The ACLU and other open-border groups are already gearing up to file
lawsuits to re-challenge the provisions upheld today, claiming they encourage
profiling. Although those claims of bias aren't true, they are bankrolled by
open-borders groups that are desperate for a legal win. And we'll be working
with activists and legislators around the country to bring existing state laws
into agreement with today's decision.
The victory today
provides us the momentum we need to continue to help states write and pass
responsible immigration enforcement laws. Your support for FAIR has made this
all possible. And your support in the future will keep us in the legal fight
to ensure that immigration enforcement by states and cities has a strong
defense. This victory today is as much yours as it is ours. Thank you!
Dan Stein,
President
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