It never occurred to anybody writing the original laws for the country that the federal government would just refuse to enforce any kind of borders. Honestly, why would it have?
It doesn't matter, as states are the sovereign authority.
10th amendment even says so where all powers not dedicated directly to the federal government are retained by states
Since there's no amendment (only roundabout court decisions on the concept of federalism) there's no reason a state can't also say 'yea uh, if we catch someone entering the US illegallly that's like... a crime'
As if this should ever have been a question.
It never occurred to anybody writing the original laws for the country that the federal government would just refuse to enforce any kind of borders. Honestly, why would it have?
It doesn't matter, as states are the sovereign authority.
10th amendment even says so where all powers not dedicated directly to the federal government are retained by states
Since there's no amendment (only roundabout court decisions on the concept of federalism) there's no reason a state can't also say 'yea uh, if we catch someone entering the US illegallly that's like... a crime'
"Yeah, but, uh, all powers are ours, because, uhm, the penumbras and stuff," - The Federal Government.
There's a reason we don't take kindly to federal agents.