Rolling Arizona Just Business as Usual for Obama DOJ

Hans von Spakovsky / May 25, 2010

As Andy McCarthy pointed out over at National Review Online, Attorney General Eric Holder seems to be profiling Arizona. Holder said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” two weeks ago that the Justice Department was “considering” filing a lawsuit opposing Arizona’s immigration enforcement law. Yet a week ago he admitted in oversight hearings in the House of Representatives that he hasn’t even read the bill he so freely criticizing.

President Barack Obama has directed the Justice Department to “examine the civil rights and other implications of this legislation.” Of course, the problem with having Eric Holder’s Justice Department “investigate” Arizona, is that this administration already has been accused of using its law enforcement authority for political purposes … to oppose policies that President Obama does not like … particularly those having to do with illegal aliens. (more…)