Well here we go

[Honda]

The Administration has just filed a lawsuit against the state of California over this Sanctuary state giving up the agent complete utter Defiance of federal law on immigration. It won't go anywhere in California but it'll be interesting to see what happens when it gets to The Supremes. I'm glad that at least now we have something going forward for some guidance.

[Billy_Rightwing]

I live here and any help would be appreciated. Live in a little town far north so nice here, but south its very bad.

[Phillbo]

California and Texas should just be ignored. That would neutralize the political balance.

[TxMusky]

What did texas ever do?

[Wannabe]

California and Texas should just be ignored. That would neutralize the political balance.

Well, that just flew right over my little noggin. Please explain.

[wacojoe]

Seems to me what California has done in many of the disputed provisions, as I appreciate them, clashes severely with the SCOTUS ruling that recognized the Supremacy clause of the Constitution as applied to federal immigration authority when Arizona tried to enforce or bolster those laws, which would be much less in conflict than California trying to block their enforcement.

[Fulltimer]

Seems to me what California has done in many of the disputed provisions, as I appreciate them, clashes severely with the SCOTUS ruling that recognized the Supremacy clause of the Constitution as applied to federal immigration authority when Arizona tried to enforce or bolster those laws, which would be much less in conflict than California trying to block their enforcement.

Does the Supremacy Clause mean states and local governments must use their resources to enforce federal laws?

The reason I ask is, to my knowledge being undocumented is not a crime, it is a civil offense. Local and state authorities should only arrest folks who have committed a crime. ICE can arrest someone who is undocumented for the civil violation of not having documentation but they are not charged or prosecuted in local or state courts but special Federal immigration courts.

To force states and local authorities to perform as Federal agents without the governmental entities being compensated would not seem to pass constitutional muster.