Prop. 200 Now Law

A ban on Prop. 200 was lifted by a judge yesterday, clearing it to become law.

TUCSON - A federal judge on Wednesday lifted an order barring Proposition 200 from becoming law, clearing the way for state, county and municipal employees to immediately start reporting to immigration authorities suspected undocumented immigrants seeking public benefits.

U.S. District Judge David Bury's decision allowed Gov. Janet Napolitano to issue an executive order enacting the controversial voter-approved legislation Wednesday afternoon. The decision left some municipal officials across the Valley and state scrambling to prepare workers who will be required to ask all who apply for public welfare benefits for proof of citizenship.

The opposition to the proposition plan to appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Circus Court of Appeals. With that court's history, it would surprise me if they did not overturn the ruling.

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin chimes in on the subject.

As I discussed on FOX News this evening, federal judge David Bury has lifted a restraining order on Arizona's Prop. 200.

It's a gratifying (if temporary) win for pro-immigration enforcement activists. Even the Democrat state attorney general, who had publicly opposed the ballot measure, agreed that it was constitutional and dismissed the open-borders lobby's argument that allowing state and local officials to help enforce our laws was "illegal."

Hat tip: Speed of Thought