Taking a Stand Against Local Regulation

From the Center for American Progress:

Arizona Calls the Question–Obama Administration Must Form an Answer on State Immigration Regulations

By Marshall Fitz

The Center for American Progress believes that regulation of immigration and enforcement of civil immigration laws are inherently federal responsibilities under Article I of the Constitution. Fifty different jurisdictions making 50 different sets of rules regulating immigrants would fundamentally negate the federal government’s interest in a coherent and unified foreign policy, not to mention its interest in facilitating interstate commerce. Permitting counties and municipalities to do the same would exponentially increase the chaos.

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