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One News Now - Defending Alabama's Immigration Law

January 11, 2012

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Immigration

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By Chad Groening, OneNewsNow.com

The Obama administration has filed suit with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, claiming that only the federal government has jurisdiction in immigration matters, but the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) has filed an amicus brief in support of Alabama's right to enforce the federal immigration statutes that are already in place.

"The key [question] will be: Does the Supreme Court make the distinction that the state is not deciding whether or not you get to stay or go?" explains Jordan Sekulow, director of international operations for the ACLJ. "If you are identified as 'illegal,' you'll just be turned over right back to the federal government -- not to state custody or anything like that."...

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