You're a funny guy.

You try to tell us one the one hand:  "I don't trust groups of people in power" and then on the other hand: "My feelings about the federal government has nothing to do with that" and then on the third hand: "It sure sounds like they want to usurp the authority from the Fed" (when it comes to immigration?

You sound mixed up.  No offense.  The problem is that the feds (who you have no feeling about on immigration) are repeatedly lying about it.   Thus the locals have to take matters into their own hands.  You might be better off not trying to defend people who lie (repeatedly) with nigh on zero credibility now..