Immigration Law

already have similar rules in place. Some people will no doubt compare the Trust Act to Arizona’s misguided attempt to create its own immigration law, a mean-spirited and unconstitutional move that was rejected by the Supreme Court late last month.

The requirement that South Carolina-based employers verify workers’ employment eligibility through E-Verify began with the state’s 2008 immigration law and first went into effect in July 2010. Governor Nikki Haley signed Amendments to the “South …

A federal law that claimed it was targeting “serious criminals” instead scoops up vast numbers of immigrants who’ve committed no crime. States should not have to be bound by the law, writes Robert Morgenthau. Henry Ford used to say that … Continue reading →

Shared Faith, Different Political Views The original sponsor of the state’s tough immigration law, former state Senate President Russell Pearce, is Mormon, too. But it was also Mormon voters who helped oust Pearce in a historic recall election.

voters oppose reform law Florida voters, particularly in immigrant-rich pockets of South and Central Florida, overwhelmingly say they support comprehensive immigration reform that would give people living in the state illegally a pathway to …

The suit joins several others targeting DOMA, the federal law banning same-sex marriages … has refused to implement a nationwide program to place same sex marriage immigration cases on hold while the courts determine DOMA’s constitutionality …

The suit joins several others targeting DOMA, the federal law banning same-sex marriages … has refused to implement a nationwide program to place same sex marriage immigration cases on hold while the courts determine DOMA’s constitutionality …

WASHINGTON — The shutdown in six months of Border Patrol stations in Abilene and five other Texas locations has raised questions about how the agency’s role in immigration law enforcement will be carried out in those areas. Local and state … Continue reading →

The case is one of several challenges brought by same-sex couples – some of them facing immigration troubles – over the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law that prohibits the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex marriages. “It’s clearly … Continue reading →

A plurality of 49 percent of voters said the health care law should be repealed. When asked about immigration, two-thirds of voters said they want an immigration law in their state that is similar to the Arizona immigration law, which … Continue reading →