Doesn't like Illegal Alien Law

Barack Obama and his administration are taking South Carolina to federal court over an immigration bill the state passed in June.  The Justice Department wants to stop an anti-illegal-immigration law from taking effect.  The stable of states challenging federal immigration authority is growing.

“This state can no longer afford those who don’t come here the right way and we are now going to do something about it,” said South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) in a statement released the day of the bill signing.

The bill, scheduled to become law Jan. 1., allows law enforcement officers to ask for proof of citizenship from people they may suspect of being undocumented. It also criminalizes harboring or transporting people known to be in the country illegally and punishes immigrants if caught without a certificate of registration.

South Carolina Attorney General Tony West has said he is prepared to argue the legislation’s merits all the way to the US Supreme Court.  State officials are closely tracking the outcome of the case in Alabama to see just how far a state can go to challenge federal authorities on the illegal aliens laws.

According to US Census data, the number of Hispanics in South Carolina increased 147 percent in 2010 from ten years prior. Hispanics now represent 5 percent of the state’s population, exactly double the number in 2000. Pew reports that Hispanics now represent 2 percent of the state’s labor force.

The latest census numbers show the state’s poverty rate hovering at 17 percent – higher than both the national average and the 10 percent unemployment rate the state saw ten years prior.

“The economy is a huge factor” why concerns over illegal immigration is gaining traction in the state, says Chris Kromm, executive director of the Institute for Southern Studies, a non-profit progressive think tank based in Durham, N.C.

Obama and his administration refuse to enforce America's laws.  Illegal aliens are a huge problem and states are trying to solve it.  Obama attempts to block the states at every step.

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