VAN SUSTEREN: OK. One last question. Who's your money on, in terms of looking at this? And it -- you know, it all depends on the judge. I mean, you know, who knows, you know, how the judge is going to rule on this. But who's going to -- who's going to win this one, Governor Brewer or President Obama?
GRIMM: Yes, President Obama is going to win, Greta, because just on page three or page four, it talks about the preemption doctrine, the supremacy clause. You don't need to be afraid of it, but it essentially says the federal government wins all the time.
Problem with that analysis is Arizona is not making immigration policy. They're just enforcing a law that tracks federal law. Under Grimm's analysis, states would not be able to enforce laws against illegal drugs, because the feds have laws in place against illegal drugs. It's a flawed argument. |
