That and complain to them about NOT doing their d@mn job!!
Dang this gets me HOT!!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA, Georgia -- The U.S. Justice Department and a group of plaintiffs hoping to stay Alabama's immigration law argued in court briefs today the law is already causing injury around the state and is "neither cooperative nor constitutional."
The filings to the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals likely mark the final arguments before the court decides whether to stay the law pending the appeal, as the parties request, or leave it in place during the appeal, as Alabama has requested.
The Justice Department also announced this evening it is setting up a hotline for the public to report "potential civil rights violations" related to the impact of Alabama's immigration law.
Alabama insists its law mirrors federal law and that the state is allowed to enforce immigration law as Congress has directed. The state's attorneys argue that the federal government's failure to act in this area forced them to establish the law.
The Justice Department contends there is no basis for a state to set up its own immigration laws.
"Although the state claims that it will respect the federal government's determination on whether an individual is lawfully in the country, it does not defer to the federal government's view of the treatment appropriate for an individual unlawfully in the United States," the Justice Department's filing argues.
"Thus, under the state scheme, Alabama can prosecute and incarcerate persons for violations of federal registration requirements regardless of the federal government's view on how the individual should be treated. Such a scheme is neither cooperative nor constitutional."
U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn last month upheld several parts of the law including the gathering of immigration information during school enrollment, barring contracts and business transactions with local governments by illegal immigrants, requiring individuals to carry proof of their right to be in the U.S. and directing law enforcement to check immigration status during traffic stops and other law enforcement contact.
The 36-plaintiff group, which includes advocacy organizations, individuals, families and some illegal immigrants said Alabama officials are turning a blind eye to the everyday experiences of people across the state.
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