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Court finds law on hiring illegals exceeds authority

The East Valley Tribune

A federal court ruling that struck down a tough anti-immigrant ordinance in a Pennsylvania city may help Arizona businesses void this state’s new employer sanctions law.

The federal judge in the Hazleton, Pa., case decided Thursday that officials acted beyond the scope of their authority in approving a measure designed to combat illegal immigration by denying business permits to companies that knowingly hire undocumented workers. Judge James Munley said that power is strictly reserved for the federal government.

Attorney David Selden said Munley’s conclusions are the same as the arguments he has filed in U.S. District Court here challenging the Arizona statute.

Posted by Editor at July 27, 2007 10:11 AM

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