ACLU lawsuits force localities to back off tough immigration laws

“The ACLU hopes it will be a trend,” Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, told TheDC.

“But I’m not aware of any city that has passed an immigration-related measure and that hasn’t been sued by the ACLU,” said Krikorian. “Their goal is intimidation. They are going to sue you until you cry ‘uncle.’”

But for advocates of cracking down on illegal immigration, Krikorian says there is still reason to hope. “This is just the end of the beginning,” he said. “This is just the next step in a long slog through the courts that is likely to end in the Supreme Court later on down the road.”

The state government in Arizona has promised to file an expedited appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals in the 9th Circuit.