When Utah’s controversial new immigration package became law in March, it was initially difficult to know what to make of it. The bill combined a harsh enforcement scheme with a novel guest worker program the state would attempt to set up with Mexico. The state also planned to ask for a so-called “waiver” from the federal government to run its own guest worker program. ...
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
May 4, 2011
Immigration Politics - Utah: Lawsuit Charges that the Utah Compact Is Unconstitutional, Just Like SB 1070 - COLORLINES
Lawsuit: The Utah Compact Is Unconstitutional, Just Like SB 1070 - COLORLINES: "On Tuesday, immigrant and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah over its controversial, and admittedly confusing, new immigration enforcement law, HB 497.
When Utah’s controversial new immigration package became law in March, it was initially difficult to know what to make of it. The bill combined a harsh enforcement scheme with a novel guest worker program the state would attempt to set up with Mexico. The state also planned to ask for a so-called “waiver” from the federal government to run its own guest worker program. ...
A set of seven organizations and six individual plaintiffs led by the National Immigration Law Center and the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the attorney general, Mark Shurtleff, charging that HB 497, the enforcement side of the Utah Compact, reeks of SB 1070. The groups charge that HB 497 requires that every person in Utah carry identification that proves their lawful immigration status."
When Utah’s controversial new immigration package became law in March, it was initially difficult to know what to make of it. The bill combined a harsh enforcement scheme with a novel guest worker program the state would attempt to set up with Mexico. The state also planned to ask for a so-called “waiver” from the federal government to run its own guest worker program. ...
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