   Arizona May Prod Feds to Finally Act  A Commentary By Froma
Harrop  Tuesday, April 27, 2010  President Obama is right that
Arizona's tough immigration law is "misguided." And Arizona Gov.
Jan Brewer is right that her state has been "more than patient
waiting for Washington to act." The two are not unrelated.
Enforcing our immigration laws is a federal responsibility,
which Washington has failed to meet. It's too bad that the
Arizona law comes just as the Obama administration had started
doing what must be done -- and a plan for effective immigration
reform has some Senate support.  After eight years of passivity
under the Bush administration, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement is actively going after companies found to be
employing illegal workers. That and a weak economy are credited
with having slowed the surge of illegal immigrants into this
country. (Note that ICE is managed by Homeland Security
Secretary Janet Napolitano, a former Arizona governor.)  But as
Brewer said, patience is gone. Border stat