The Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law that punishes businesses that hire illegal aliens. Justices aligned in a 5-3 decision with one abstaining. This is a big victory for those who value their citizenship; not so much for those who don’t, or who just worship the dollar and nothing else.
States and cities will soon line up to adopt these measures: if you hire an illegal, you will lose your license. South Carolina and Mississippi have already passed similar laws. Others will soon follow. Congress is waiting to introduce a bill that will make it mandatory for all to verify the status of their employees:
The law upheld Thursday also requires Arizona employers to use a federal program called E-Verify to check the immigration status of potential workers. Roberts called this state requirement "entirely consistent" with federal law.
This ruling could have other possibilities, such as prohibiting the Federal Government from overzealous regulations in the name of interstate commerce:
"Arizona's licensing law falls well within the confines of the authority Congress chose to leave to the states," Roberts wrote, adding that "regulating in-state businesses through licensing laws has never been considered ... an area of dominant federal concern."
Yes, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/26/2237087/supreme-court-upholds-arizona.html#ixzz1NVmLQilU
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/26/2237087/supreme-court-upholds-arizona.html#ixzz1NVmLQilU
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