Can’t flippin’ STAND Rosie Perez, but that was one of the great lines from White Men Can’t Jump.  (I’m still baffled by that “can’t hear Jimmy” stuff, but that’s a different discussion for another day.)

The Supreme Court has spoken about Arizona’s controversial law regarding illegal aliens, and they said…

No, no, no, and YES.

The portions of the law making it a state crime to be in the country illegally and requiring the arrest of those suspected of being illegal aliens, failing to carry with you proof that you ARE here legally, and illegally seeking employment, were struck down.  At first I was all bummed out, and then I slogged through the reading of the decision, and suddenly, it made sense.  Arizona doesn’t need to codify those things in state law, because federal law already exists spelling out those issues.  read more »