Arguments Against Federalism

When we look at Federalism, we can comprehend that our nation was structured in such a way that it separated powers from the government level and the state level. Federalism was a good way to prevent tyranny in our country, otherwise our country would be a third world country. When it comes to immigration reform within a state or our country, there will need to be certain limitations to the process of illegal immigration. States should have final say as to what takes place in their state and not have the government try to impede on their actions. For instance, we are seeing sanctuary cities pop up in the news because an illegal immigrant has caused great harm to an american citizen. As I highly disagree with the sanctuary cities, this should be an area that government should have provisions set to assure states follow the law by which our very government should enforce and assure that all states follow the law. …show more content…
When our constitution was made, our Founding Fathers assured that government did not have too much control and power. Federalism is a mediator of the state and government levels by separating the powers between the two and letting the people of that state voice be heard through its local elections. When it comes to making laws within my state, I would support a conservative approach of enforcing voter id laws, limiting governments over reach on certain issues that the state can handle, putting a stop to immigrants coming to the US to give birth solely for the reason of staying without going through the proper steps of becoming a citizen of the United States. We are a nation of laws and should follow the very laws associated with illegal immigration or any other issue that confronts our