[Ramius]

That was the main thing, police can check if you are illegal before releasing you. That's what it sounds like to me. That's the most important part. If they need a warrant to then make an arrest... well, OK. That's do-able. It's a hassle, but it sounds like the police get to keep the ability to check up on immigration status.

[Mr Rogers]

The essence of the SCOTUS ruling is this statement:

“As a general rule, it is not a crime for a
removable alien to remain in the United States.”

Thus, AZ can check on an immigrant’s status, but we CANNOT detain him to do so.

Everything else was struck down because the Federal government, according to the US Supreme Court, doesn’t want to enforce their own laws and the state cannot make them do so.

According to the ruling, the federal government says it is illegal to hire an illegal, but the illegal has the right to try to work and the state cannot impose a penalty that Congress has not specifically approved of.

Overall, I’d call this ruling a disaster for state policing of illegal immigration. It means we have to trust Dingy Harry & Barry Obama to control the flood of Mexicans crossing our border and living here.

DAMN! Just DAMMIT!