The Supreme Court had already ruled this into effect, and directed that the "Show me your papers" provision cannot be challenged again until it goes into effect. But Federal judge Susan Bolton reiterated this fact, while providing a preliminary injunction against <>(BBC, 9/6/12 1245PM).
This one's been done to death. I still want to know what constitutes "reasonable cause" to check immigration status--speaking Spanish, brown skin, working 3rd shift? Mostly I feel for the cops who are supposed to double as immigration authorities.
All I know is the Arizona law is proof that nature abhors a vacuum--Federal authorities have been silent on the immigration problem for too long. I also know this law won't solve a damn thing; the problem is bigger than any single piece of legislation (no matter how many states adopt it) can resolve.
But we're Americans. It's become very hard for us to look at large problems, view them objectively, and break them into smaller pieces. Instant gratification has destroyed our abilities to problem solve, and until we re-learn that skill we'll continue to be plagued by massive problems--and worse, the slap-dash bandaid-style fixes for them.
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