Just a few days ago, on March 25, 2015, Illinois State Senate Democrats proposed a new bill called the Trust Act. This bill called SB 22, states: “No law enforcement agency shall enter into an agreement under federal law that permits State or local governmental entities to enforce federal civil immigration laws…” This language is very similar to that passed by the City of Chicago in 1985 and Cook County in 2002. Illinois law enforcement agencies including the Illinois Chiefs of Police, Illinois State Police and Sheriff’s Association have stated their opposition to SB 22. Should this Senate bill be passed, Illinois will usurp the authority of Congress “to establish an uniform rule of naturalization” as it is authorized to do in the Constitution.  This would not be the first time Democrats have acted to defy Federal law. In fact, Democrats have a nearly 200-year-long history of defying Federal law when they feel their...(Read Full Article)