Post from a friend of mine off a Conservative message board I belong to..

Here's the next spin the MSM is putting on II legislation: "Don't bother with state laws as they're probably unconstitutional anyway." I think the pro-II lobby is getting worried. Most of us would be happy if state laws mimicked fed laws and were ENFORCED. Plus, only states set rules for drivers licenses, govt employment, etc. anyway.


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Expert: State Immigrant Laws Might Fail
Saturday, August 19, 2006 4:46 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By ERIK SCHELZIG

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Legislatures around the country are passing state laws to get tough on illegal immigration, but legal experts say many of those laws will turn out to be unconstitutional.

More than 550 bills relating to illegal immigration were introduced in statehouses this year, and at least 77 were enacted, according to a survey presented last week at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

However, NCSL analyst Ann Morse told lawmakers at the conference that a 1986 federal law forbids states from enacting stricter criminal or civil penalties for illegal immigration than those adopted by Congress.

"The federal government decided it was too complicated for the states to enact their own competing laws on this," she said.

So what about the laws passed this year?

"I believe they'll be tested in court," she said. (MORE)...

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