Posted on 11/22/2011 4:46:08 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Washington (CNN) -- Utah has become the fourth state sued by the Justice Department for passing an immigration law that federal officials claim is unconstitutional because it pre-empts federal enforcement of immigration.
The complaint filed in Salt Lake City is much like the ones filed in Arizona, Alabama and South Carolina.
The government said it will soon seek an injunction to prevent Utah from enforcing some provisions of its law.
"The federal government is the chief enforcer of immigration laws, and while we appreciate cooperation from states, which remains important, it is clearly unconstitutional for a state to set its own immigration policy," said Attorney General Eric Holder in a release. "A patchwork of immigration laws is not the answer."
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I live in Texas and we CODDLE Illegal immigrants. That’s why we never have to worry about the federal government taking us to court.
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