This reminds me of the Fugitive Slave Act. That act was passed by Congress on September 18, 1850 in an attempt to placate southern slave owners. Citing "states rights", northern cities and states had blocked previous attempts to return escaped slaves. Southerners were outraged and demanded tougher laws. In those days, "states rights" meant the localities resisting the denial of life and liberty by the federal government.
After the Civil War, the south reconstructed history and came up with the Lost Cause myth. Under the Lost Cause, the war was not about slavery, it was about "states rights". Realistically, what did the states want the right to do? Maintain slavery. "States rights" and "Slavery" were the same thing but the spin doctors made people forget what "states rights" were actually about. "States rights" became a term to support backward local policies over more progressive national policies. This remained the case through the 1950s ("states rights" were invoked to block school integration), the 1960s ("states rights" were invoked to block voting rights acts), the 1970s ("states rights" were invoked to block reproductive rights), and even into the 2010s ("states rights" were used to gut health care reform).
Under Trump, the term is being returned to its 1850s roots. Localities want to block an oppressive federal government which is trying to suppress immigration.
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