This week, the Supreme Court will begin its constitutional review of the new Arizona law mandating that during traffic stops, police check the immigration status for anyone suspected of being here illegally. In doing so, anyone found to be illegal would be arrested. The Obama Justice Department argues that the Arizona law is unconstitutional because only the Federal government can enforce immigration laws.
First let me say that this is an obvious electioneering attempt by the Obama administration to secure the Hispanic vote in the Fall. And more importantly, I believe Arizona to be well within its rights to arrest illegals. It is certainly no different than when a police officer conducts a background check for federal wants and warrants during traffic stops. Certainly, in those cases, the Department of Justice absolutely "expects" the officer to make an arrest for a federal crime. If so, then why shouldn't a police officer do the same for the federal crime of illegally entering and living in this country?
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