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—Garrett Hardin, The Tragedy of the Commons (1968)
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IRLI Files Amicus Brief in Utah Describing Abuse of Prosecutorial Discretion by Feds in HB 497 Preemption Case
IRLI has sought leave to file an amicus brief (attached below) with the federal district court in Salt Lake City. The IRLI brief highlights a critical point of law that none of the Attorneys General in any of the states being sued by the Obama administration has yet addressed: The claim by both DHS and the La Raza plaintiffs that agency “priorities” preempt state cooperative enforcement laws like HB 497. IRLI investigated the source of this alleged “priority” power grab and has concluded that it is illegitimate, as it is almost entirely based on internal DHS memoranda, in particular the controversial “Morton memoranda” by current ICE Director John Morton.
Immigration Overload
Hammond, Sharma & Hethmon, Michael, Immigration Overload, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 6 (Oct. 17, 2007).
Arizona Law Meant to Provoke Government Action
Where did Arizona's new immigration enforcement statute Senate Bill 1070 come from, and where is this fast-developing trend of state activism in immigration law enforcement headed now? Read IRLI General Counsel Michael Hethmon's April 30, 2010 statement to CNN.com.