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Supports Updated Immigration Laws  “Black Americans are losing
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POLITICS  In our Pro vs Con series, we ask two experts to weigh
in on a hot button topic. This week, we tackle the immigration
debate. Stacey Swimp is a spokesperson for Project 21 and
president of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of Michigan.
Loop21: Are tough state (Alabama, South Carolina, Arizona, etc.)
immigration laws in keeping with the mission of the United
States? Why or why not?  Swimp: States’ rights are “not granted
by the U.S. Constitution to the federal government and not
forbidden to the states by the Constitution.” Alabama, South
Carolina, Arizona and states that are stepping up to the plate
to enact state immigration policies are exercising the authority
given to the states, by the U.S. Constitution, to “administer
equal protection under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”
These laws are not “tough”