July 6, 2010

Source: Asian American Justice Center

Arizona's SB 1070 Violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution WASHINGTON- Today the Justice Department filed suit against Arizona, asserting that the state's new immigration law violates the Constitution's supremacy clause and illegally intrudes on the federal government's power to enforce our immigration laws. The announcement comes after the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and Asian American Justice Center- both members of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice- joined other major civil rights groups to represent a diverse group of plaintiffs challenging the law's constitutionality. That suit, filed in May, asserts that Arizona's law is not only preempted by federal law, but that it also violates other provisions of the U.S. Constitution, including the right to free speech, equal protection, and due process. Only a few days ago in a national address on comprehensive immigration reform, President Obama called Arizona's law...

Source: Asian American Justice Center