United States Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. Whiting, et al., 131 S. Ct. 1968 (U.S. Sup. Ct. 2011)

(AZ immigration law that imposes sanctions on employers who hire illegal aliens is not pre-empted by federal law (The Immigration Reform and Control Act) because AZ law does no more than impose licensing conditions on businesses operating within AZ; law not preempted by E-verify because program only voluntary at national level and no congressional intent to bar states from mandating participation; Court stated, contrary to claims by various state attorneys general, that AZ law fell "well within" the confines of the authority the Congress chose to leave to the states; Court's opinion demonstrates immigration is inherently a local and state problem and national law not overall solution due to need to tailor solution to needs of each particular state).