A federal judge today barred Arizona from enforcing a provision of SB 1070 aimed at day laborers.
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton said it is illegal for the state to enact a law which makes it illegal for someone to enter a car which is stopped in traffic to go to work elsewhere. She also struck down another provision aimed at those driving the car.
Bolton rejected arguments the state has a legitimate interest in promoting the free flow of traffic. Instead, she said the real purpose behind the provision was to attack the practice where day laborers would hang around home improvement stores and await offers.
And being a day laborer, she said, is not a crime.
Bolton, who two years ago blocked other key provisions of SB 1070, had allowed this section to take effect. She noted that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld a similar law in a California city.
Since then, however, the full 9th Circuit ruled the other way.
asuaguila posted at 3:34 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Suck it! Mexicans have been here working for a long time and will be here for an even longer time!
Slabside posted at 9:03 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Why don't you show us all how vacuum mouth.
AndyB posted at 10:58 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Can't wait until the Supreme Court finally says illegals are illegal!
Masterrogue666 posted at 5:48 am on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
I wait with baited breath.... [beam]
k33j88 posted at 6:21 am on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
How can anyone support/trust a day laborer when in fact it could be a terrorist in disguise is beyond me. Isn't there a law against loitering?
TeaPartyPatriot posted at 8:15 am on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
asuaguila is right. Mexicans will always be working here. It's not Mexican workers that SB1070 is trying to prevent asuaguila. It's the tens of millions of illegal migrants that are flooding our country primarily from Mexico. This judge wasted taxpayers money ruling a moot point that will be decided on by the US Supreme Court very soon. Only a open border, La Ratza for reconquesta of Aztlan would care what a liberal anti-American activista judge would have to say on the matter.
deein623 posted at 9:29 am on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
When a country has more illegal visitors than France has citizens what else do you expect?? Instead of having a TEA party (Boston style) we could have another party
Juggernaut8000 posted at 12:35 pm on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
I say we deport asuaguila.
samkat posted at 5:40 pm on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
No problem. Just go after the people who stop to pick them up. Every employee is required to provide a social security number and complete the required state and federal forms. Simply follow them to the work site and let them begin work then nail both for tax evasion. Case closed. No claims of racism. The state provides maximum publicity on the employer busts and the state coffers will increase as the employers seek legal workers. Arizona state legislators are you reading the blogs?