February 2, 2008

“Illegal Immigration Relief Act” Upheld

February 1, 2008
Valley Park, Missouri “Illegal Immigration Relief Act” Upheld
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber entered summary judgment for the city of Valley Park, Missouri and upheld a local ordinance denying business licenses to employers who hire undocumented immigrants. Judge Webber rejected the argument of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican [...]

February 2, 2008

Federal Judge Rules That Local Governments Can Suspend Business Licenses for Hiring Illegal Aliens

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Decision in Valley Park, Missouri, Case will have Far-Reaching
Consequences Predicts the Immigration Reform Law Institute

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an unambiguous 57-page
decision handed down on January 31, U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber
ruled that local governments have a right to take action against illegal
immigration by suspending [...]