U.S. Justice, McLean Resident Praises Immigrants in Supreme Court's Arizona Opinion

Justice Kennedy wrote Monday's majority opinion.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice and McLean resident Anthony Kennedy paid tribute to immigrants in Monday's majority opinion that he wrote for the Court striking down most of the Arizona's anti-immigration law. Kennedy, who is of Irish heritage, wrote of the historical importance and sweep of immigrants coming to American shores, at the conclusion of the 5-3 opinion. The opinion struck down many components of Arizona illegal immigration enforcement laws. Kennedy wrote: "Immigration policy shapes the destiny of the Nation. On May 24, 2012, at one of this Nation’s most distinguished museums of history, a dozen immigrants stood before the tattered flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the National Anthem. There they took the oath to become …

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