Immigration and Citizenship
With immigration case, Court takes on another potential blockbuster
By Marcia Coyle
The National Law Journal
December 12, 2011
But Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel to the Constitutional Accountability Center, said in a statement, “We are confident that the Supreme Court will uphold the Ninth Circuit’s decision stopping the unconstitutional provisions of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law from going into effect. Congress’ constitutional power to make a ‘uniform rule of naturalization’ is one of the few places where the Constitution makes absolutely clear that the federal government’s power is exclusive.”
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