Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer is throwing more punches in her contentious relationship with the federal government.
Today, she issued an executive order that says young people granted a deportation deferral under President Obama's new policy will still be considered undocumented and won't be granted public benefits.
NPR's Ted Robbins sent this report to our Newscast unit:
"Arizona governor Jan Brewer says an undocumented young person with a deferral or a work permit is still in the country illegally. So Brewer ordered state workers not to issue Arizona drivers license or any other public benefits. Brewer says she's following state law, which bars illegal immigrants from getting state services. Arizona is in the top ten states for undocumented young people — with an estimated 80,000. The Obama administration began accepting deferral applications from them Wednesday."
If you remember, this summer Arizona defended its controversial immigration law before the Supreme Court.
The high court invalidated three of four challenged provisions and it decided that the federal government has the ability to challenge state laws that interfere with its responsibilities on immigration.
NPRGovernor Brewer just issued a smack down challenge to Obama. DUmmie poutrage in 3-2-1.....
