August 08, 2007

U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues Janet Napolitano over immigration law

I'm flipping back and forth deciding who not to root for, but eventually I'm going to have to side with Janet:

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday joined businesses suing Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano over the recent law she signed that will revoke business licenses for companies caught twice with undocumented workers.

"Anyone who knowingly hires an undocumented worker is violating the law, but violating a federal law, subject to federal sanctions," said Robin Conrad, executive vice president of the National Chamber Litigation Center representing the U.S. Chamber. "Our members do not want to be subject to a patchwork of state and local requirements, particularly when they are in compliance with federal law."

They say they're going to "aggressively defend" it, but I wouldn't entirely bet on that given Napolitano's history. The US CoC joined an earlier suit from the Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform and the Arizona Contractors Association, which also includes:

Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Wake Up Arizona! Inc., which includes former Phoenix Suns CEO Jerry Colangelo; Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association; Associated Minority Contractors of America, based in state; Arizona Roofing Contractors Association; National Roofing Contractors Association, based in Illinois; and the Arizona Landscape Contractors Association

Posted to Immigration2007a at August 8, 2007 10:53 PM

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