American Jewish Year Book 2013: Immigration

Link: Jewish groups were generally pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision to deny states the right to upstage the Federal government in enforcing immigration policy. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised the Arizona vs United States decision, but expressed disappoinment that the Supreme Court let stand Arizona’s law allowing police to demand proof of legal status of those reasonably suspected to be undocumented. Richard Foltin, the AJC Director of National and Legislative Affairs, warned that the policy could lead to racial profiling and civil rights abuses.