Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard Issues Statement On Supreme Court Immigration Ruling
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: June 25, 2012
House
Speaker Mike Hubbard today reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court
ruling on Arizona's illegal immigration law. The Court upheld a key
provision of Arizona's law also contained in Alabama's illegal
immigration law that allows law enforcement officers to determine the
legal status of those suspected of being in the country
illegally.
The following is from Speaker Hubbard:
"The
Court's decision to uphold the real teeth of Arizona's illegal
immigration law is a
victory for Alabama and for all states that are fed up with the federal
government's refusal to enforce the law. States really are the last line
of defense to protect the rights of the people, and never has that been
more evident than with President Obama ordering
federal agents to stand down on immigration enforcement actions. States
have not only the right, but the duty to uphold the rule of law and
protect their citizens, especially when the federal government refuses
to do so."
