SCOTUS left AZ state policing of immigrants

in the ruling’s “wait-and-see” wording because these state laws have not yet been implemented the policies and lower court legal interpretations of that portion of the law have not been exhausted.  After the initial “victory” boast in her official statement, Governor Brewer later channeled her inner candor in an interview, bemoaning how the victory had become “disgraceful,” (presumably based on her perception that SCOTUS had told AZ to ‘drop dead’…her words, not mine) and played victim when whining about how it was purportedly “obvious that they’ve made AZ a target.”       

Undeterred by potential future challenges based on anti-discrimination laws, especially by legal immigrants and citizens born here who happen to “look suspicious” (likely to be every bit as impacted as illegals by this transient wink-and-a-nod to racial profiling), hard-core GOP zealots, such as Kansas Governor Kobach, think they see a “green light” ahead for immigration crackdown plans to float copycat laws.  Kobach prefers to overlook splits in his own party on these initiatives and resistance from the business community.  Even the Chamber of Commerce is promoting an initiative to allow illegal immigrants to fill jobs the state has recognized as having labor shortages. 

IMO there must be more than a few immigration attorneys strongly opposed these measures preparing to initiate proceedings to challenge this ruling.  The first motion of any such lawsuit, especially in AZ, should be to request a restraining order to suspend further legislation and/or implementation of these policies pending ultimate outcomes.  In the meantime, enforcement becomes key. 

In my city, over the past 10 years or so, there have been multiple efforts to saddle the police department with the responsibility of enforcing immigration law.  They don't want their limited resources, lately bullseye targets of GOP slash-and-burn funding cuts, to be stretched so thin that it ends up undermining their primary responsibility of enforcing criminal laws.  They expressed strong objections to how such requirements would affect their "boots-on-the-ground" relationships with those local community residents, which pivot around a solid foundation of trust.  Evidently city council agreed with them.  Each time, these proposals have been voted down by wide margins. 

http://ktar.com/22/1555545/Gov-They-are-telling-Arizona-to-drop-dead

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57460485/kobach-says-kan-has-green-light-on-immigration/