Posted on 11/01/2007 9:37:49 AM PDT by monkeycard
A push to postpone Oklahoma’s controversial immigration law has failed. On Wednesday, a federal judge denied a request to keep the law from taking effect. Starting today, House Bill 1804 makes it tougher for illegal immigrants to live and work in Oklahoma. However, the fight over the law is not over yet. The Coalition of Hispanic Leaders were fighting to keep House Bill 1804 from going into effect on Thursday. They filed for a temporary injunction claiming the state does not have the authority to regulate immigration. They say that is a job for the federal government.
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When a job fails to be done at the federal level, it goes to the state level.
I may be moving to OK
I don’t believe that the courts can take away the right of the States to control their own borders.
Something for an SC Justice to address, maybe.
Who is this Dan Howard person, and why isn't he running for President?
-whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. - Declaration of Independence
The Coalition of Hispanic Leaders were fighting to keep House Bill 1804 from going into effect on Thursday.”
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Doesn’t the Coalition realize the illegals are going to take their share of the welfare dole???? And why haven’t the blacks risen up in opposition? They’ll lose entitlements to the illegals as well.
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