07-07-2010, 07:23 PM
I think many are getting confused with the recent debate over the Arizona immigration issue. This isn't an immigration debate as much as it's a states' rights debate. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution states that the Federal Government has the ability to regulate naturalization (immigration), so regardless what the people of Arizona feel they can dictate in their own state, the Constitution overrules it.
It would be similar if Idaho -all of a sudden- decided to eliminate citizenship rights for (fill in the blank) minority groups. Regardless of what democratic measure that Idahoans used to come up with their law, the 14th Amendment (Equal Protection Clause) would trump it.
It would be similar if Idaho -all of a sudden- decided to eliminate citizenship rights for (fill in the blank) minority groups. Regardless of what democratic measure that Idahoans used to come up with their law, the 14th Amendment (Equal Protection Clause) would trump it.