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posted ago by Dereliction ago by Dereliction +35 / -0

Texas is about to be in dire need of such an agency. Other states too, undoubtedly.

Beyond, they can spend $40 million to "fortify" the State Capitol with 74 more troopers, bomb-sniffing dogs and panic buttons for legislators. It doesn't seem a stretch to spend that sort of money in every major city/region to tackle the detainment and exportation of COVID infected illegals that the Federal Government is going to set loose.

Seriously, is anything stopping them from doing this?

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BirthHole 4 points ago +4 / -0

Immigration policy and enforcement is federal jurisdiction.

Arizona got sued under Obama's admin for attempting to enforce immigration policy.

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Dereliction [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

So states have zero say regarding illegals in their domains? Doesn't seem Constitutional. Ironically, in the case you mention, Eric Holder argued that it was unconstitutional for states to be involved. What a complete load shit.

Apparently it ended up before the Supreme Court, who then rendered this shit decision (emphasis mine):

The Supreme Court in a 5-3 opinion by Justice Kennedy on June 25, 2012 affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Justices Scalia, Thomas and Alito each filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part. (Kagan, J., recused). The Court's determined that Sections 3, 5(C), and 6 of 2010 Ariz. S.B. 1070 are preempted. This nullified the provisions that make it a state crime to be in the United States without proper authorization (Section 3), for undocumented immigrants to apply for a job or work in Arizona (5(C)), and the provision that authorizes state law enforcement officials to arrests without a warrant any individual otherwise lawfully in the country, if they have probable cause to believe that individual has committed a deportable offense. The Court left intact, though subject to later challenges in lower courts, Section 2(B) which requires police to arrest and hold anyone they believe has committed a crime and whom they think is in the country illegally, and holding them until their immigration status could be checked with federal officials.

States should absolutely buck against that. It leaves them all but disempowered to deal with illegals in their state, except entirely by the accords of the Federal government. Which, at the moment, is rendering ICE powerless too.

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Junionthepipeline 1 point ago +1 / -0

Meh.courts moot so do it anyway

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party12 3 points ago +3 / -0

That is exactly what sanctuary cities and states are doing in reverse--keeping ICE out.

Red states already cooperate with ice.

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BlackLivesMurder 2 points ago +2 / -0

That's why they have dc surrounded. They need protection from the illegals it has nothing to do with domestic terrorism. They just refuse to admit they are scared of the brown ones coming over.