In an article in today’s Washington Examiner, senior political
analyst Michael Barone argues that Monday’s Supreme Court
decision in Arizona v. United States paves the way for the U.S.
to implement sensible reform of our immigration laws, and he
certainly got it right.  Barone begins by arguing that while the
Administration and others have been quick to celebrate the
Supreme Court’s decision to overturn three of the Arizona state
law’s provisions—those that sought to regulate alien
registration, illegal aliens seeking employment, and arrest of
individuals based upon possible removability—the more
significant part of the decision lies in what the court chose to
uphold.  In a unanimous 8–0 ruling, the Supreme Court found that
Arizona’s law enforcement should be able to check the
immigration status of any person stopped or detained for other
reasons given reasonable suspicion to believe that the
individual is illegally present in the U.S. Indeed, this
decision represented a major victory, as states should not ha