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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to review
Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria, a lawsuit challenging an Arizona
statute that imposes stiff state penalties on employers who allegedly
hire unauthorized workers and requires all Arizona employers to use
E-Verify, a flawed tool, to attempt to ascertain authorization to work
in this country. The National Immigration Law Center represents
several plaintiffs in the case, including Chicanos Por La Causa and
Somos America. Below is a statement from Linton Joaquin, general
counsel of the National Immigration Law Center:
“For too long, Arizona’s ill-conceived employer sanctions law has
threatened the economic livelihoods of employers and workers alike.
We are confident that, upon review of the law, the Supreme Court will
find that patchwork state immigration policy such as the one proposed in
this law is not only ineffective, but also unconstitutional.”
Cocounsel in the case include Altshuler Berzon LLP, the ACLU Immigrants’
Rights Project, the ACLU of Arizona, and the Mexican American Legal
Defense and Educational Fund.
For more information about Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria,
visit
http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/state_local/index.htm#azsuit
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