The Supreme Court has refused to rule in suits by the States of Arizona and California against the Federal government over the Federal government’s alleged failure to prevent an influx of illegal immigrants into the two states. The two states were seeking monetary compensation.
The Supreme Court let remain court decisions holding the states’ claims are “political questions.”
The two states based their claims on the provision in the Constitution that requires the United States to protect the states against invasion. Courts rejected the claim on the grounds that the matter is one for Congress and the executive branch and that the term “invasion” was not meant to be used as stated in the lawsuits.
The citations for the cases are Arizona v. US, 96-1595 and California v. US, 96-1596.
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