Will the U.S. Supreme Court rule according to its tendency to favor corporate America, or will it strike down recent state law that cracks down on undocumented immigrants in the United States – which would undercut the U.S. Chamber of Commerce? Columnist Arturo Balderas Rodríguez of Mexico’s La Jornada warns that the undocumented can’t count on the Court to protect their ‘fundamental rights.’
For La Jornada, Arturo Balderas Rodríguez writes in part:
If the Supreme Court proves consistent with its tendency of protecting corporate interests, it would be logical for it to override the anti-immigration laws that have been passed in several states, and which been frozen by several district courts that have deemed them unconstitutional. These laws pose a hindrance to corporations that require migrant labor, including immigrants without papers. You will recall that the Chamber of Commerce, which represents major corporations in the country, has emphasized the need to legalize undocumented immigrants.
But neither can we rule out the possibility that 19th century conservatism will prevail in the Supreme Court, which could find reason to endorse the legality of these laws.
Once again, the fate of undocumented immigrants will depend on considerations that go beyond the intrinsic need for recognizing their fundamental rights, one of them being the right to walking the streets freely without fear of being jailed or deported on the basis of their appearance.
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