SB 276: Colorado’s Venezuelan Gang Protection Act

SB 276 is not only dangerous, it’s constitutionally absurd.
The ideas that formed the Constitution, Part 20: Vattel and the Law of Nations

During the 17th and 18th centuries, five great scholars forged international law into its modern shape. The American Founders relied on their work.
The Constitution does indeed permit immigration caps as part of ‘the law of nations’

Some pro-immigration activists question whether the federal government has any constitutional power over immigration. “Where,” they ask, “is the word ‘immigration’ among the powers the Constitution grants to Congress?”