Immigration and States’ Rights

The notions of states' rights harbor a long-held tradition of bigotry, racism, and genocide

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Recent anti-immigrant proposals in various states across the country directed at non-white migrants reek of the tradition of racism behind arguments for states' rights. Originally brought to bear prior to, during, and after the Civil War, the argument has shifted from protecting slavery to oppressing other marginalized grou…