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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScalia Likens Undocumented Immigrants To ‘Bank Robbers’
In his fervent defense Wednesday of Arizonas right to crack down on illegal immigration, Justice Antonin Scalia likened immigration enforcement to crackdowns on bank robbers.
Whats wrong about the states enforcing federal law? Scalia said during his aggressive questioning of U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. There is a federal law against robbing federal banks. Can it be made a state crime to rob those banks? I think it is.
The Reagan-appointed justice mocked the Obama administrations argument that S.B. 1070 unconstitutionally forces the federal government to re-prioritize its enforcement resources and go after undocumented people who are not dangerous.
But does the attorney general come in and say, you know, we might really only want to go after the professional bank robbers? Scalia said. If its just an amateur bank robber, you know, were going to let it go. And the states interfering with our whole scheme here because its prosecuting all these bank robbers.
Whats wrong about the states enforcing federal law? Scalia said during his aggressive questioning of U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. There is a federal law against robbing federal banks. Can it be made a state crime to rob those banks? I think it is.
The Reagan-appointed justice mocked the Obama administrations argument that S.B. 1070 unconstitutionally forces the federal government to re-prioritize its enforcement resources and go after undocumented people who are not dangerous.
But does the attorney general come in and say, you know, we might really only want to go after the professional bank robbers? Scalia said. If its just an amateur bank robber, you know, were going to let it go. And the states interfering with our whole scheme here because its prosecuting all these bank robbers.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/scalia-likens-undocumented-immigrants-to-bank-robbers.php?ref=fpa
I think this is part of the Republican plan for Latino outreach.
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Scalia Likens Undocumented Immigrants To ‘Bank Robbers’ (Original Post)
Capt. Obvious
Apr 2012
OP
The kind of bank robbers that sneak into bank vaults and leave money. nt.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2012
#4
Is there a federal law dealing with consumption of broccoli? If so, will AZ enforce it?
libinnyandia
Apr 2012
#5
quinnox
(20,600 posts)1. Scalia is probably itching to get out there in the desert himself with a rifle
that has a high powered night scope, and start picking them off at his leisure. These right wingers are crazed when it comes to this topic.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)2. He's worried about bank robbers?
How about looking at wall street?
eomer
(3,845 posts)3. Bank moppers
would be more accurate.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)4. The kind of bank robbers that sneak into bank vaults and leave money. nt.
libinnyandia
(1,374 posts)5. Is there a federal law dealing with consumption of broccoli? If so, will AZ enforce it?
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)6. Undocumented Immigrants
work at Goldman-Sachs? Who knew?