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Democrats to intercept Supreme Court ruling on immigration
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washingtontimes.com — The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday over Arizona’s immigration-crackdown law, but Democrats are already preparing for a potential loss by saying they’ll try to pass legislation stripping states of the power to enact their own immigration rules.

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said his legislation would establish federal primacy in immigration by blocking states from taking any action. That would not only preclude state law enforcement efforts like the Arizona model now before the court, but also would overturn a Supreme Court ruling last year that upheld a different Arizona law requiring businesses to verify their workers’ legal status.

“I believe it is simply too damaging to our economy and too dangerous to our democracy to have 50 states doing 50 different things with regard to immigration policy,” said Mr. Schumer, chairman of the SenateJudiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee, as he convened a hearing on Arizona’s crackdown law, known as S.B. 1070.

Under that law, which Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed in 2010, police are required to check the legal status of those who they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. The law also requires legal immigrants to carry their papers with them at all times when in the state.

The Obama administration has sued to block the law, arguing that it interferes with the federal government’s right to set immigration policy.

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Although Senator Schumer is one of the biggest dirtbags in the democRAT party 'serving' in the Senate do you think he is just using political theater to pander for the Latino vote?
Yes, of course, Schumer loves the microphone and any camera he can get in front of.
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The SCOTUS is a far better judge of the legality of the Constitution than the girly man Schumer will ever have. Schumer justs wants some free publicity and will do anything to get it.
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Obama, Durbin, Reid, Pelosi and Schumer are the axis of evil.
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Chuckie is certainly one of the top ten sleazeballs in the democRAT side of the U. S. Congress.
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All of those! They are the party of schemes, but no real ideas.
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