New Illegal Immigration Tactic: Litigation
By Marion Edwyn Harrison, Esq.
Jun 24, 2008

Consistent with the early 19th Century, and remarkably prescient, de Tocqueville observation, the Federal Government effort to fence out unlawful immigrants seeking to cross the Mexican Border now reaches litigation. This column upon four occasions has discussed ramifications of attempting to secure the Border by fence construction and related means - April 9, 2008; April 5, 2007; October 4 and December 7, 2006, columns following, by way of background.

Now comes the case styled Texas Border Coalition v Michael Chertoff, et al assigned in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to respected Judge Reggie B. Walton. He is a 2001 President George W. Bush appointee, long on relevant prosecutorial, defense, judicial and other experience and the recipient of a number of awards, including several from organizations composed of his fellow Blacks. There has been, and will be, no serious challenge to his objectivity.

The Texas Border Coalition is a voluntary and unofficial organization comprised, according to the Complaint, of “a group of counties, Chambers of Commerce, and Economic Development Commissions located approximate to the [Mexican Border in Texas].â€