This view of the Constitution has been rejected by the federal courts, which consistently have held that under the Constitution, the states do not have the power to nullify federal laws. The courts have rejected the compact theory, finding that the Constitution was not a contract among the states.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego has been arrested for hiding his undocumented father and other people in the U.S. illegally.
Claude Arnold, a special agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said: 'We estimate about 1,000 people were smuggled across the border during the time of the investigation.