Judge Says N.Y. Village Discriminated (against illegals)

Forbes.com ^ | 11.20.06 | JIM FITZGERALD

[Hoboken]

A federal judge ruled Monday that a suburban New York village discriminated against Hispanic day laborers when it closed a hiring site and stepped up police patrols on the streets where they looked for work.

The ruling against the Village of Mamaroneck could influence the treatment of day laborers elsewhere around the United States, where they have become an increasingly visible part of the immigration debate as they solicit construction and landscaping jobs.

The victory is at least the second this year for day laborers in federal court. In May, a federal judge prohibited the city of Redondo Beach, California, from arresting day laborers for violating a local ordinance against soliciting work in public.

Cesar Perales, president of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, which represented the day laborers, said the decision "means a great deal nationally."

[Hoboken]

After setting up a hiring site on the edge of a park in 2004, the village closed it in February, as the numbers of laborers swelled. Mamaroneck said its resources were being strained and it wanted other municipalities to take some of the load.

Thank you Judge Colleen McMahon for giving the tax payers of Mamaroneck just what they deserve.

[BlessedBeGod]

I guess illegals aren't illegal anymore.......

[VOA]

Yep, Illegals do have "more than equal" rights.

[pnh102]

Had the Republicans attempted to impeach and remove these sorts of judges, they might have retained Congress.

[muawiyah]

Not sure I recall Puerto Ricans using these day laborer spots other than to pick up people they then abuse by not paying them a full wage, sending in their FICA and other taxes, and giving them time for lunch.

[aligncare]

Is this judge out of his mind? This is clearly an example of "judicial activism".

[steel_resolve]

How can any sane person come to this conclusion? The only explanation is an agenda-driven decision. This judge should be thrown off the bench.

[nothingnew]

I have updated my FMCDH (From My Cold Dead Hands) sign-off with the addition of (BITS).....Blood In The Streets, which I foresee coming soon, due to the enormous increase of the Marxist progressive movement being shoved down the throat of this failing REPUBLIC through the Judicial tyranny of fiat law, the passing of unconstitutional laws by the Legislative and Executive branches of our government and the enormous tax burden placed upon the average American to support unconstitutional programs put forth by Marxist ideology. I do not advocate revolution. I only think of what I foresee.

FMCDH(BITS)

[nmh]

When are they going to OBEY laws and DEPORT ILLEGALS?

Yes, we NEED to DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ILLEGALS!

THEY ARE ILLEGAL!!!

[Bigh4u2]

Clinton Nominee:

" McMahon, Colleen

Born 1951 in Columbus, OH

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 21, 1998, to a seat vacated by John F. Keenan; Confirmed by the Senate on October 21, 1998, and received commission on October 22, 1998.

Education:
Ohio State University, B.A., 1973

Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:
Private practice, New York, 1976-1979, 1980-1995
Speechwriter / special assistant to Hon. Donald McHenry, U.S. Mission to the U.N., 1979-1980
Judge, New York Court of Claims; New York Supreme Court, 1995-1998

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female"

[sheana]

I don't know that revolution will happen (not sure enough people have the guts) but I don't see any politicians, judges, etc. fixing anything either. They are making everything worse.

What I do see is citizenship made meaningless and a slide into the third world for us.

[tumblindice]

http://www.prldef.org/Civil/civilrights4.htm

Dane's World, Dane's World, Dane's World . . . .

[SuzyQue]

That's what laws do: discriminate. "This behavior is not allowed" or "this behavoior is legal." That's what a legal system does.

[tumblindice]

And that's what's so `topsy-turvy' about this issue.
The feds don't enforce their law (USC Tile 8), so they rule that states and local governments must follow suit.
We've fought over less. Stamps & tea, and over similar disputes: states rights.

[SuzyQue]

Well, I tell you what, we have not been doing a very good job of fighting. We're great on the some of the details: Christmas vs. holiday, gay "marriage", prayer in the schools (like they could stop someone praying anyway), etc.

But - we don't appear to have the heart to tackle the BIG issues, like activist judiciary, illegal migration, open borders, to fight the war on terror or just to roll over, for instance.

We have to find our backbones and pare down our priorities. We do more fighting with each other here on FR, than we do where it might actually count.

(Off soapbox - for the moment, anyway).

[razorback-bert]

Judge can't get her kids to mow the yard.