The Hill
GOP senators float amendment to stop Arizona lawsuit
By Jordan Fabian - 07/14/10 01:26 PM ET

Two Republican senators announced Wednesday they will attempt to amend legislation to prevent the Obama administration from suing Arizona over its controversial immigration law.

Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C.) and David Vitter (La.) said they would try to attach the language to small-business legislation set to be debated on the Senate floor next week.

The two Republicans have been some of the most outspoken members of their conference against the lawsuit, which argues that the law violates the Constitution and threatens to create a patchwork of incongruent immigration standards through the country.

“States like Arizona shouldn’t be prosecuted for protecting their citizens when the federal government fails to do so,â€