Posted on 05/26/2011 2:34:17 PM PDT by CNSNews
(CNSNews.com) – In an early test of state immigration reform laws, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of enforcement regarding an Arizona immigration law that allows penalties up to revocation of business licenses for employers that knowingly hire illegal aliens.
The Arizona law in question in this case required employers to use E-Verify, an electronic federal system that is currently voluntary that allows employers to determine the legal status of job applicants and employees. The court ruled 5-3, with Justice Elena Kagan not participating, to reject the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s argument that the Arizona law pre-empted federal control over immigration policy.
This was the first challenge to a state immigration law considered by the high court. The Obama administration opposed the law, but was not directly involved in this case. The Obama Justice Department sued Arizona over another law enacted last year - Senate Bill 1070 - that allowed local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws.
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Good.
So other states can follow, correct?
Just goes to show that illegal immigration is the Republicans dirty little secret...they want cheap labor. Why else would the U.S.Chamber oppose this?
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