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BY MILA MIMICA
 
ANCHOR ERICA COGHILL
 

First Arizona.  Then Alabama.  And now -- South Carolina.  On Monday, the Obama administration announced its third lawsuit against a state’s immigration laws.

MSNBC explains why the federal government has been cracking down.

“It says the states are free to take steps to try to deal with illegal immigration but they can’t pass laws that are at odds with federal policy because that under the constitution preempts the field.”

Back in June, a blogger for The Christian Science Monitor predicted the government’s move to sue South Carolina, and said a lasting solution for immigration issues could only come from the federal government.

“State leaders who claim their legislation will magically solve the immigration crisis are being disingenuous. In fact, state-based measures, whether in Indiana or South Carolina, have only exacerbated the problem and led to more confusion, more wasted money, and more chaos.”

GOP candidate Newt Gingrich released a statement saying the Obama administration isn’t tough enough on the border.  The Hill has his quote...

“After years of failure on the part of the federal government to achieve border security, it is an outrage that the Obama Administration would seek to block South Carolina and other states who choose to pick up the slack.”

A writer for Think Progress disagrees with Gingrich, noting immigration law’s foreign policy implications...

“If an American government is going to imperil our foreign relations with another nation, that decision should come from a decision maker that has actually been elected to represent the entire nation.


According to CNN, the Justice Department is looking into Utah, Indiana and Georgia’s immigration laws as well.
 

Politics News

DOJ Sues Third State Over Immigration Law

November 2, 2011
(1:40)
On Monday, the Department of Justice announced it is suing South Carolina to block controversial segments of the state's immigration laws.
   
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