Why the federal court challenge to the Arizona law will fail..

I think you are right, their challenge will fail, or at least it should. We'll see how much power and control the Obama administration has over the courts. I find it interesting that he is showing how little regard he has for the law. He and his administration are basically saying they don't want to enforce existing federal immigration policy and they are even going to go the extreme of taking states to court to prevent them from trying to enforce immigration law. I believe they have the same disregard and even dislike for our Constitution. It says a lot about his agenda and how they go about things. I always thought that upholding and enforcing law was part of the oath of office. Maybe I was wrong. Or maybe in the case of the Obama administration, it only applies to the laws they selectively choose to enforce and uphold. They'll just ignore the ones they don't like and then try and punish anybody else that tries to enforce them. This kind of heavy handed behavior seems to be the way this administration operates. Obama came from the Chicago style, thug politics and he is continuing the same style in the White House. They have been running a propaganda and misinformation campaign against the Arizona law since the beginning and this court challenge is just another tactic to try and force immigration reform. Here again, we have the administration trying to go against the will of the people and force something through that the majority of the people don't want. Overwhelmingly, most people in this country support the Arizona law, support tightening our borders and controlling illegal immigration, yet Obama is going to do everything he can to get what HE wants and not do what WE want. They clearly don't care about the people and don't believe in majority rule. If they keep going the way they are going, not doing what the people want and showing flagrant disregard for our laws and Constitution, they are going to open themselves up to a legal challenge they might not expect. If they go against their oath of office, I believe that is grounds for impeachment.

Well, yeah, California had a law similar to this about 100 years ago, and failed miserably. It was seen as racist. No real good can come out of this law.

I hear that the US Government is trying to sue Arizona because of this law they just passed. How in the world is the Government going to sue a state for a job that the government is supposed to do, but is too lazy to do it? I don't understand. Being here illegally is against the law. You break the law you should be punished! I'm sick and tired of hearing hispanics scream and yell like little 2 year olds having temper tantrums about it. There are lots of illegals from all over the world. It's amazing how Border Patrol could care less about hispanics, but will do anything in their power to boot out Canadians, Russians, British, people from India, Asia, and etc... The hispanics have it pretty good here. Stop acting like fools!. Now I'm all for Arizona taking matters into their own hands. Illegals are making the states go bankrupt. Illegals get free health care, free food stamps, free housing. Us legal Americans are denied everything if we're in debt and need help because the money we put into the system, has gone to help illegals. Take a second to really think about it. Illegals suck so much money out of the government yet they don't pay taxes, or pay the money back. Essentially all legal American's who play by the rules are paying for these people who'd rather pay 10 Grand to be smuggled here instead of paying 2 Grand to come here legally and fill out the paperwork to get a Green Card. It's sooooooo stupid! I just hope Florida is next to pass the same laws! I'm sick of illegals causing so much trouble!

Nice work on the research there X. I'd actually brought up the Muehler v. Mena and Texas v. Brown a while back regarding racial profiling. I think the thing that gets me the most is the way so few have actually read the bill and instead, behave like sheep just believing everything they hear from Obama and Holder (who haven't read it) or from left wing media. The media would have you believe everyone is against the bill despite the fact that ever poll has shown the majority support it.

So, that would mean that challanging Arizona on this issue is basically just grandstanding in order to appear to be doing something? I'm sure the feds know that there is case precedent which is not in their favor.

For me,i am not from here in the US i am an immigrant but i do agree about the arizona laws about immigration laws. I want all the immigrant who will come here in US to seek good life is that they come in here in good faith. They will obey and follow the necessary things to do.They should undergo of what did i went through filing my visa,passport,interview with the US console and of course spend money so that i can come in here. I think it is not fair for someone who will just come in here and sneak in to the border so that they can get in here and live and work. I do not think that the new law is racial profiling i think that is also one way of preventing crimes coz i do admit and admit also people out there most of the immigrant that has no paper will be easier for them to commit crimes coz it is hard to trace them coz they are untraceable. I thingk this law is just and nice for the development of a certain conutry.

X - great topic and thank you for the info. I believe they know they haven't a leg to stand on. But this may be an issue of Obama knowing the Supreme Court. Look at the justices and justice coming. Bader-Ginsberg will be retiring soon, so Obama will be filling that position. Somebody else stated above that perhaps Obama owns the court. I guess we will find out soon! Also to be mentioned, is what it will cost American Citizens to file this suit and what it will cost the people of Arizona to defend it. In a time where they should be tightening the belt, they are blowing yet more of our hard earned money...

I hope and pray you are correct! I am so disgusted that no one has had the balls, except Arizona, to do something about the infestation of illegals, who are sapping so much from our country!

I believe it is another distraction to keep us from paying attention to what is really happening. Take our attention off the economy and jobs and the takeover of private industry and focus it on an incendiary topic that will further divide the people. Holder knows he can't win a lawsuit--or shouldn't be able to--but Obama knows it will be a powerful, dividing distraction to his taking over private industry. We have to refuse these distractions and pay attention to the corruption that is shoving its way through our front door.