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Welcome To Hazelton - Illegal Immigrants Beware, Karla M. Mckanders
Welcome To Hazelton - Illegal Immigrants Beware, Karla M. Mckanders
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
On July 13, 2006, the city of Hazleton made national news as the first municipality in the country to pass ordinances against illegal immigrants. The majority of municipal legislation that passed regulated the employment of undocumented workers. The ordinances resulted from municipal perceptions that the federal government has failed to enact and enforce comprehensive immigration legislation. Thereafter, several states and municipalities across the country passed ordinances against illegal immigration. Since then, the federal courts have been inundated with lawsuits challenging the validity of municipal ordinances.
This article delves into the profound impact that municipal ordinances that sanction businesses for employing …