Both sides in the constitutional fight over Georgia’s recent immigration laws said Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court has reinforced their positions in a decision that struck part and upheld part of Arizona’s statutes targeting people who are in the country illegally.
In a 5-3 decision, the federal high court found that three of the four major provisions in the Arizona law requiring immigrants to carry registration documents, prohibiting undocumented immigrants from employment and authorizing state law enforcement officers to arrest suspected illegal aliens without warrants were unconstitutional because they are pre-empted by federal immigration law. But the high court also let stand a provision that allows local law enforcement to check the immigration status of people suspected of other crimes.
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