A Rasmussen poll shows that while the Obama Administration, the ACLU, religious leaders and others are suing Arizona and Alabama over tough immigration enforcement, the overwhelming majority of American citizens agree with the two states, leaving Obama et al outside of the mainstream.
Three separate lawsuits against Alabama's new immigration enforcement law are being combined into one court case as per a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Blackburn on Wednesday.
Judge Blackburn stated that she will hear arguments from the plaintiffs in their quest to prevent the September 1 commencement date for initiating enforcement of Alabama's tough law against illegal aliens and those who harbor or hire them. She scheduled an August 24 court date to hear arguments by the U.S. Justice Department, the American Civil Liberties Union, religious leaders and others who support illegal aliens.
Alabama lawmakers passed the bill in June. It's been characterized as the toughest legislation in the country that penalizes illegal immigration.
"The Obama Justice Department wholeheartedly endorsed the consolidation of the cases because it makes Attorney General Eric Holder and his staff appear as the good guys surrounding themselves with Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders and advocates for civil rights," said Mike Baker, an attorney and political strategist.
"The Justice Department is arguing that immigration is a federal matter, not one to be addressed by state policies. But states believe they have a right to protect their citizens from criminal aliens as well as curtailing abuses of social programs created to aid U.S. citizens and legal residents," said Baker.
But officials in Alabama and other states that have passed immigration laws maintain that the federal government has failed to address undocumented immigrants, a population they contend puts a drain on local services and budgets.
While the Obama administration, the mainstream news media and political leaders attempt to appear to be speaking for a majority of American citizens, a new poll reveals an overwhelming majority of American citizens including Latinos support Arizona and Alabama's immigration laws.
According to a new Rasmussen poll, a whopping 75% of Americans support penalties against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens, and 65% say police should automatically check immigration status during traffic stops. In addition, 67% say a state should be able to enforce immigration laws when the Feds have failed.
Also, 61% say that the government should shutdown companies that knowingly/repeatedly hire illegal aliens and 59% want sanctions against landlords who rent to illegal aliens.
These are big numbers. And they demonstrate why Arizona-style enforcement laws such as S.B. 1070, Alabama's S..B. 56 and Georgia's S.B. 87 are models for other states.
The lawsuit filed against Alabama's law stands in sharp contrast to lack of a response by the federal government to laws enacted in March by Utah which trample on the federal government's authority over immigration policy. Unlike Alabama and Arizona, two of Utah's laws benefit illegal aliens and support the administration's political objective of amnesty for illegal aliens, according to Mike Baker.
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