Immigration showdown in Arizona
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Lawsuit filed to block Arizona immigration law
The federal government is suing to stop Arizona's new immigration law, setting the stage for a clash between the federal government and state over the nation's toughest immigration crackdown. (July 6)
The lawsuit says the law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, invoking as its main argument the legal doctrine of "preemption," which is based on the Constitution's supremacy clause and says that federal law trumps state statutes. The Justice Department argues that enforcing immigration laws is a federal responsibility.
Joseph M. "Joe" Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., was online Wednesday, July 7, at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the federal and local, legal and political battle over the Arizona law.
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