very touchy subject

"(Immigration enforcement) bills in other states that were advancing, you may see them stall until we can get clarification from the Supreme Court," said South Carolina state Sen. Larry Grooms, a Republican whose enforcement bill passed this year.

That political and legal turmoil has left few legislators in other states pushing new law enforcement laws.

Mississippi state Sen. Joey Fillingane, a Republican whose enforcement bill passed the state Senate and could pass the House with a new Republican majority there this year, said he won't let potentially-lengthy reviews of Arizona's enforcement law stop him from pushing a similar measure.

"We understand from being attorneys and dealing with appeals that rulings can take a long, long time," Fillingane said. "I don't think that's any reason … to stop everything in its tracks."

But Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has helped Arizona and other state legislators craft laws cracking down on illegal immigrants, sees that as the exception. He said legislators will continue expanding the use of E-Verify, which businesses can use to check the immigration status of job applicants, Secure Communities, which allows police to check the immigration status of people booked into local jails, and laws that restrict illegal immigrants from accessing public benefits.

This is a very hardsubject for me to base an opinion on.I seeboth sides but it seems to me that now thanks to big brothers wasteful spending their trying to find a new way to save money (kind of like online gaming)

ANY  illegal person who commits a crime (which would make it at least the second crime he or she has commited) should be deported.  E-verify should be mandatory in all 50 states (employers, such as myself, should be held fully accountable for hiring illegals)  and as far as "amnesty cities"  they should not receive any federal funding for ANYTHING...until they comply fully with federal laws.    Many people ride the fence on this issue but it would be an easy decision if someone you loved was injured or killed by one of the illigal criminals who have repeatedly slipped through the cracks by local law enforcement not reporting to I.C.E.

I have to agree, E-verify for all employers Check status for Welfare Benefits and even for school attendance. Some people may think "This is too harsh and mean to people who want freedom!"

Here's something to think about:

Under the Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony, punishable by up to two years in prison. Immigrants who are deported and attempt to re-enter can be imprisoned for 10 years. Visa violators can be sentenced to six-year terms. Mexicans who help illegal immigrants are considered criminals.

The law also says Mexico can deport foreigners who are deemed detrimental to “economic or national interests,” violate Mexican law, are not “physically or mentally healthy” or lack the “necessary funds for their sustenance” and for their dependents.

If they are like this, then why can't WE do the same?