Archive for the ‘State Law’ Category
What’s in your wallet? Unintended Consequences of Secure Communities for United States Citizens
January 24th, 2012 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: State Law, Temporary Protected Status
Many immigrants subject themselves to the immigration process to finally arrive to the day when they can take an oath of citizenship and be done with dealing with immigration agencies. However, the New York Times recently reported on several incidents where Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained naturalized and United States born U.S. citizens [...]
Obama Administration’s Pressure on Employers Criticized by Left and Right
March 30th, 2011 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law
In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal describes audits conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “silent raids.” ICE audits have increased dramatically under the Obama administration as reported in 2009 by the New York Times. In April, 2009, the Obama administration shifted the focus of workplace enforcement from arresting undocumented workers to pressuring [...]
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The House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Panel Schedules a Hearing on E-Verify; Many Businesses Strongly Opposed
February 11th, 2011 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law, Uncategorized
As reported recently in the Washington Post, nationwide implementation of E-Verify is on the agenda of several House Republicans in the first session of the 112th Congress. E-Verify is an electronic system that allows employers to run the information of potential employees through federal databases to confirm it and therefore identify people who are not legally [...]
Ski Industry Worries that Anti-Immigrant Bills Would Hurt Business
February 11th, 2011 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: Arizona, Immigration, State Law
Colorado’s ski industry stands to suffer if the state enacts Arizona-style anti-immigrant bills. Colorado Ski Country, U.S.A., Inc., an association representing 22 Colorado ski resorts, said in a recent report that Mexico and Brazil have become two of the leading countries from which skiers come to the state.
According to an article from Fox News Latino, [...]
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Do Local Immigration Regulations Boost Local Economies? Study Suggests the Opposite.
August 5th, 2010 by Aaron Hall
Posted in: Arizona, Immigration, State Law
With the controversy surrounding Arizona’s SB 1070 and surrounding immigration issues in general, a common topic of conversation has become what role local governments have in enforcing immigration law and which parts must be left to the federal government.
Setting aside the arguments about whether local governments even have the power to enforce immigration laws, the Washington [...]
State E-Verify Laws Stirring Controversy
August 1st, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Arizona, E-Verify, Employer Compliance, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Law, Uncategorized
Although not as prevalent in recent headlines as Arizona’s SB1070, the Legal Arizona Worker’s Act (LAWA) is also attracting attention and debate. LAWA requires all businesses in the state to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. If using E-Verify, an employer found to be employing undocumented workers benefits from a [...]
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Sanctions Shift to Employers
July 23rd, 2010 by Koby Polaski
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, State Law
Under President Barack Obama’s administration, immigration enforcement in the workplace has largely targeted employers rather than workers, a significant shift from the tenure of George W. Bush when fines were scarce and workplace arrests more common.
Nationally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s practice of targeting undocumented workers directly has dropped proportionately to the increase in fines for [...]
Foreign Workers and Employers Requirements
July 7th, 2010 by Kirby Joseph
Posted in: Employer Compliance, Immigration, State Law
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to the Legal Arizona Workers Act, an Arizona state law prohibiting employers from knowingly or intentionally employing an unauthorized immigrant.
The petitioners allege that the Arizona statute is unlawful because it is preempted by federal immigration laws that regulate the employment of non-citizens. The [...]
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American Immigration Lawyers Association Submits Amicus Brief Challenging the Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law
June 17th, 2010 by Joseph Law Firm
Posted in: Arizona, Immigration, State Law
On June 15, 2010, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), submitted an amicus brief to the District Court in Arizona challenging the implementation of Arizona’s SB-1070 anti-immigrant law. The brief challenges Arizona’s ability to implement the law in a way that avoids discrimination and profiling and comports with due process. The law also questions the [...]
