Friday, February 2, 2007
News Could Louisiana set a precedent?
Posted by Alyssa Abkowitz on Fri, Feb 2, 2007 at 1:00 AM
A Louisiana judge ruled Wednesday that a state law that prohibited illegal immigrants from driving in the United States constitutes "an impermissible attempt to regulate immigration and conflicts with federal immigration law."
This is huge. The Georgia General Assembly passed one of the nation's most comprehensive immigration crackdowns ever last year that, among other things, bans immigrants from receiving social services and establishes penalties for businesses that hire illegal immigrants.
Proponents of Georgia's law insisted it could withstand a legal challenge. But a ruling such as this -- and from a Southern state, no less -- could possibly get the ball rolling on a lawsuit against Georgia. After all, Georgia's law, like Louisiana's, directly infringes on the federal government's immigration powers. This could get ugly.
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