An Absurd Conversation

Arizona: We need help with our illegal emigrant problem!  Can you help us by enforcing your current laws? 

Uncle Sam: No, we don’t want to enforce those laws.

Arizona: But you do have laws against entering, living and working in this country illegally, right?

Uncle Sam: Yes, but we don’t like them so we won’t enforce them.

Simple Thinker: So why don’t you change the laws?

Uncle Sam: Because to do so, we would need a majority of the citizens to agree with us.  That would be hard.  That would be impossible.

Simple Thinker: So you’d rather ignore existing law that either enforce or change it?

Uncle Sam: That’s right.  In fact, we will shred the balance of powers section of the Constitution and overrule that those laws with an executive order.

Arizona: Okay, so we will pass our own state laws and use state resources to enforce them.

Uncle Sam: You can’t do that.

Arizona: Why?

Uncle Sam: Because I am responsible for enforcing immigration law.

Arizona: But you are not doing it!

Uncle Sam: I know.  Too bad, suck it up.  It’s the right thing to do.

Arizona: Easy for you to say.  It’s my budget that pays for state benefits used by illegal emigrants.  Maybe I’ll should pass identical state law and enforce them with state law enforcement.

Uncle Sam: Better not.  I’ll sue.

Arizona: You will sue me for enforcing your law?

Uncle Sam: Yes.

Arizona: Bring it on.  What reasonable, unbiased judge would rule against me?

Uncle Sam: We’ll see.

SCOTUS: Arizona, with reasonable cause, you can ask people to produce proof of legal citizenship or legal immigration status.  But if you find someone who is here illegally, you can take no action.

Arizona: Why?

SCOTUS: Because that is Uncle Sam’s job.

Arizona: But he won’t do it!

SCOTUS: I know.  Too bad, suck it up.  It’s the right thing to do.

Arizona: We need help with our illegal emigrant problem!   …