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2007-05-21 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-21 18:37|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 For once the Courts seem to actually understand the Constitution. Jurisdiction over immigration is one of the very few powers delegated to the Federal government. When the Federal government creates laws (or refuses to enforce laws) in this area the States and local governments have no legal recourse, as far as I can tell. The ONLY way to fix this mess is to replace your representatives in Washington. Every last one of them, if need be.
(BTW, my e-mail re immigration to Sen. Vitter this morning got a reply, 'canned', but appropriate, much to my surprise. Nada (hey, I'm trying to get with the program) from my other reps.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-21 18:46|| 2007-05-21 18:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Only the federal government can determine whether a person is in the United States legally, wrote U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay.

Except sir, employers are being asked to determine who is legal and who is illegal. It would also seem that all laws not addressed by the Federal government fall to the States.

Posted by 411 2007-05-21 20:17|| 2007-05-21 20:17|| Front Page Top

#3 411, this proves not to be the case. An employer only has to ask EVERYBODY for proof they are eligilbe to work, that is you are a citizen or permanant resident. You cannot challenge a document presented because that might cause discrimination. For example if the SSA tells you a worker's SSN is not correct you can't fire the worker. Legally your're supposed to quartely ask for a correct number.
My biggest nightmare about immigratiom is that we will end up with a system where you wait one or two years before you can be hired while everybody waits to be approved for employment by the INS or whoever gets put in charge of this.Yes the approval is supposed to be "instant", but you don't think anybody is going to be working the week before Memorial Day?

Posted by bruce 2007-05-21 20:54|| 2007-05-21 20:54|| Front Page Top

#4 A federal judge Monday blocked enforcement of a voter-endorsed ordinance preventing apartment rentals to most illegal immigrants in this Dallas suburb, opponents of the ban said.

Which is how every piece of 'enforcement' in the amnesty bill is going to be gutted. Some fed judge is going to declare what they don't like unconstitutional. The whole government lacks any integrity with the exception of the guys literally putting their lives on the line daily. Lord North couldn't be any more deaf.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-21 22:08|| 2007-05-21 22:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Bruce, if the Government really wants to do employee verification, they can do it easily and they already have a working template in place: the instant-check system for firearm purchases.
Just following that alone would knock most illegals out of the hiring box. Add draconian penalties to employers hiring them and illegal immigration would be a thing of the past. That said, what it will probably take is a recession to get such a plan implemented.

Posted by Mac 2007-05-21 23:43|| 2007-05-21 23:43|| Front Page Top

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