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Not only is Arizona’s new immigration control law unconstitutional, it will adversely affect education and Washington Politicians" Lists
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In the 28-page brief, Mexico asks the court to declare Arizona’s new measure unconstitutional because, l Pelosi Air Force Scandal
among other things, the country’s own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake. Scheduled to take Illegal Immigration
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effect next week, the law (SB1070) makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. without proper documentation
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The influential open borders movement has filed various lawsuits to block the law from being enacted and l Gardasil
the Obama Administration has vowed to challenge it even though it was adopted from the federal statute l Security & Prosperity Partnership
that’s rarely enforced. Just last week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed that the Justice
Department “will be bringing a lawsuit against the act,” although several Arizona Democrats facing tough
reelection races oppose the move.
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One of them, Harry Mitchell, sent President Obama a hard-hitting letter urging him not to sue. “I believe
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our broken immigration system,” the two-term congressman wrote in the letter, which was obtained by a
congressional newspaper. “Arizonans are tired of the grandstanding, and tired of waiting for help from Like
Washington. … [A] lawsuit won’t solve the problem. It won’t secure the border, and it won’t fix our broken
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Regardless, a foreign government has joined the domestic parade to impede an American state from
implementing a law that was created through the appropriate legislative process. Mexican officials have
taken legal action because they are “gravely concerned” that Arizona’s law will lead to racial profiling, hurt
trade and tourism and strain the countries’ mission to combat violence and drug trafficking. Amneris Michelle Lori Lee

The measure will also deprive illegal immigrants of freedom, liberty and equal protection guaranteed by the
U.S. Constitution, the Mexican government asserts in its court filing. This sort of “unwarranted” action
against a minority population will have “lasting negative effects” similar to actions taken against African-
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Americans prior to the Civil Rights movement, according to Mexico.
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Simply put: “Arizona’s unilateral action burdens Mexico enormously by forcing its officials and citizens to
respond to divergent requirements imposed by the different divisions of the U.S. government.” For all the
above reasons, Arizona’s new measure should never be enforced, according to the country with 11 million
illegal aliens in the U.S. Investigations &
 
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