Obama Administration Files Suit Against Arizona

President Obama directed Holder's Justice Department to file a lawsuit against the state of Arizona. The illustrious dream team follows suit behind the ACLU and other so called civil rights groups, more on that here.

On Tuesday, July 06, the Obama administration officially waged its fight against Arizona by filing a lawsuit titled, United States of America v. The State of Arizona; Janice K. Brewer, Governor of the State of Arizona, in her Official Capacity.Click here to read the 25-page lawsuit.

On page 16 in the complaint against Arizona, the feds evoke the concerns leveled by Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

Obama's lawsuit against Arizona (pg 16) even includes a link to a C-span video showing the Mexican president bashing Americans, specifically the people of Arizona and issued travel warnings to that state; a veiled boycott threat.

The boycott was realized when Mexicans influenced the Obama administration to remove a Department of Education conference out of Arizona in protest of SB1070.

The Mexican president even had the audacity to mischaracterize SB1070 by calling the law "discriminatory." The anti-American hyperbole took place not in a Mexican watering hole, but during a joint press conference in the White House Rose Garden attended by the POTUS and Congress. The Mexican president received a standing ovation from American officials.

So, here we have the U.S. government furthering a Mexican boycott against Americans, harming the hotel industry, the catering industry, the American worker and since our borders are porous the sanctions also hurt the illegal Mexican immigrant; this occurred when our unemployment rate hovered double digits.

If only the Obama administration can be as tough with Iran.

Here in the States many of us (not the feds but the people) were quick to point out that Mexico's own immigration laws are much harsher than the boycotted AZ law. Mexico was quick to respond; Calderon appeared on CNN and stated Mexico de-criminalized illegal immigration in 2009.

Wolf Blitzer asked the Mexican president can an illegal immigrant work in Mexico, Calderon stated, "No, no, "If, if somebody do that without permission, we send back, we send back them."

If only Obama can be as thoughtful as the Mexican president.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted a lunch for the Mexican president at the State Department following that May conference at the WH.

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) wrote Clinton a letter:

"President Calderon has opposed the recently enacted Arizona immigration law, which in fact mirrors federal law. Mexican government officials openly talk of a Mexican government boycott of Arizona, but make no effort to prevent their citizens from going there. These latest actions are part of a long history of interference in sovereign American affairs.

"American public officials have the right and the responsibility to implement an immigration policy that is in the best interests of the American people. We should be able to do so without interference from officials of the Mexican government. I urge you to transmit this request to our Mexican friends."

"President Calderon stated in a speech, that "for my government, Mexico does not end at the border." Rep. Smith reminded Mrs. Clinton that, "Article 33 of the Mexican Constitution sates that foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country. It would be nice if Mexican officials practiced what their Constitution preaches."

Obviously, the Obama administration did not hear those words since the federal government is utilizing the Justice dept as an enforcement tool on behalf of "our Mexican friends."

Is the Arizona law unconstitutional? Click here to briefly explore that debate and to read SB1070.

It is a federal requirement for legal aliens in the United States to carry immigration documentation. The Arizona law enforces what has been a federal crime pre-dating World War II. Additionally, SB1070 prohibits law enforcement officers from considering race, color or national origin; it explicitly prohibits racial profiling.

The federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday doesn't cite racial profiling as the basis of the suit, although it alludes to the issue. The Obama administration in its lawsuit against Arizona is claiming a violation of the Supremacy Clause, the Commerce Clause, and preemption under federal law.

In United States v. Arizona, we the people are not represented; instead it is the political posturing of the campaigner-in-chief in order to maximize not jobs for Americans but votes for the upcoming elections.

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