The case of Arizona v. United States is a Supreme Court case dealing with the issue of the state of Arizona trying to enact laws against illegal aliens inside the state’s borders. These previsions implemented by the state of Arizona conflicted with the Federal Government, by infringing upon the right of the government to exclusively regulate immigration. This paper will discuss facts, and explain some issues having to do with immigration laws within the United States and its conflict with the state of Arizona. It will go over the actual opinion as well as opinions from the justices. It will conclude with the pros and cons of the decision of Arizona v. United States. Arizona enacted a statute in 2010 to address …show more content…
The problem is that in order to complete an immigration issue the individual will not be stopped in a reasonable amount of time, and discrimination would be used in order to assume that one is an illegal alien. Giving law enforcement this type of discretion could cause conflict in Arizona as some may say they are being discriminated against due to race and …show more content…
This section would give officials the authority to contact ICE (Law Enforcement Support Center) once an individual is detained and before released to ensure they are not an illegal alien (supremecourt.gov, 2012). There are three stipulations that Arizona implemented to S.B 1070 Section 2(B) which are: 1. The person in question is not to be considered an illegal alien if the carry valid Arizona ID card, 2.Officers may not discriminated against race, color, or national origin, 3. Federal Law regulations have to be met regarding immigration, and the protection of the civil rights of everyone, and respecting the rights/privileges/immunities of the United States citizens (supremecourt.gov, 2012). Arizona pointed out that Congress made it clear that no special training and no formal agreement needs to be addressed when making communication with the Federal Government regarding immigration statuses (supremecourt.gov, 2012). ICE is opened 24 hours a day 365 days a year; they will assist federal, state, local corrections and the courts with immigration concerns (U.S Department of Homeland Security , 2012). Law enforcement officials have access to 100 million records of aliens and are maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (U.S Department of Homeland Security ,