A question for the anti-Latino crowd: What part of unconstitutional don't you understand?

The recent ruling of a federal judge on Hazelton, PA's tough new (and unconstitutional) immigration policy will undoubtedly send shock waves around the country among folks who think dishwashers and lawn care workers represent a clear and present danger to this country.

A federal judge has struck down the city of Hazleton's tough new law on illegal immigrants.

U.S. District Judge James Munley has ruled unconstitutional the Illegal Immigration Relief Act -- a law that has been emulated by towns and cities around the nation.

The decision is going to be appealed and that's going to lead the town to even more expense considering that these kind of measures always represent huge costs in the real world based on sketchy and incomplete economic theories that illegal immigrants are a drain on communities when there is even more evidence which suggests so-called illegals actually prove to be a benefit to economies.

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Still, this kind of economic data doesn't stop idealouges like local least-favorite Krazy Kris Kobach who was recently part of the team that was spanked in this decision.



Here's what the perennial KC area loser had to say:

But the city's lawyer, Kris Kobach, denounced Munley as an activist judge who ignored Supreme Court precedent and existing federal law, which he said allows municipalities to address the ``consequences of illegal immigration.''

Yet in the end, all of these efforts come down to nothing but people getting hung up on the term "illegal." Never mind that segregation was not long ago considered the law of the land until that practice was proven to be unconstitutional as well.

In the end, it may just boil down to a series of long, drawn out AND VERY EXPENSIVE legal battles that still may not settle the debate once and for all . . . It's hard to see how this benefits anybody in the long run and certainly doesn't focus on the real priorities of any municipality.

For those who claim that Latino immigrants (illegal and otherwise) bring more crime than citizens . . . While they rarely have any data to back up their claims, in Kansas City places like the CAN Center have successfully worked to facilitate a relationship between police and members of the ENTIRE community and not only have their efforts been commended by KCPD Chief Corwin but also have resulted in lower crime around the Westside (at least among the Latinos) and Northeast . . . At least a lot less significant than Eastside crime.

Yet most people probably won't let go of that slippery word "illegal" . . . Therefore it's important that people who realize that Latino immigrants aren't terrorists and have historically contributed to much to this country should reply with a word of their own: UNCONSTITUTIONAL.