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.
Paulina Vera, a staff attorney with CASA de Maryland, works with illegal immigrants on Jan. 12, following a seminar. A new study says the nationâs illegal immigrant population has fallen below 11 million, its lowest level in more than a decade.