Now that would be entertaining. If you're a Democrat, you should be smiling. Tom Tancredo did some serious damage to the Republican brand with Hispanic citizens when he ran in 2008. Joe Arpaio has the potential do even more.

Here are my notes from the latest State Department Visa Bulletin in comparison to last month's:

Family 1st- modest improvements across the board
Family 2A - Solid improvements; world numbers jump from January 2010 to April 2010; Mexico moves up a year to January 2010.
Family 2B - Solid improvements; world numbers jump from January 2005 to April 2005; Mexico moves up only a week to 22 June 1992. The Philippines moves up a month to September 2002.
Family 3rd - Solid improvements; Most countries advance two months to May 2002. Mexico moves up six months to October 1992. The Philippines advances two months to March 1995.
Family 4th - Solid improvements; six week jump for most countries to December 2001. Nearly two year jump for Mexico to December 1995. Four month jump for Philippines to April 1991.

Employment 1st - still current in all categories
Employment 2nd - weak movement for India and China; just a two week improvement and still stuck in May 2006.
Employment 3rd - weak movement; three week advance for most countries; Mexico is available again
Employment 3rd Other Workers - stuck except for two week improvement for China
Employment 4th - still current in all categories
Employment 5th - still current in all categories

This is a major setback for the antis and for Kris Kobach, the architect of these laws who has assured city councils that these laws are designed to withstand legal challenges. From the ACLU:

This is a major setback for the antis. From the ACLU:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today issued a sweeping decision striking down as unconstitutional the city of Hazleton's law that would punish landlords and employers who are accused of renting to or hiring anyone the city classifies as an "illegal alien."

The case, Lozano v. Hazleton, has been closely watched across the country because the Hazleton ordinance has served as a model for similar laws nationwide and was challenged by civil rights groups in a lengthy trial. The suit has been underway for more than four years in the federal district and circuit courts. Today's unanimous appeals court decision is the latest legal victory against discriminatory state and local laws that target immigrants and invite racial profiling against Latinos and others who appear foreign. Many cities like Fremont, Nebraska and Summerville, South Carolina have voluntarily tabled or blocked these laws under legal pressure and local opposition.