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Article: Arizona's new employer sanctions law coming up short
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- Arizona Capitol Times
- Article date:
- October 12, 2009
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Two years ago, a bitter debate raged between supporters and
opponents of the state's new employer sanctions law. The first of
its kind in the country, the law gave the state the ability to
revoke the business licenses of companies that knew their workers
were illegal immigrants.
The law has been in effect for 21 months, yet no businesses have
been shut down over hiring practices. In fact, there hasn't yet been
a single business forced to defend itself in court.
Investigations have been mounted, but charges have failed to
materialize.
"It's ironic that what was billed as the toughest immigration law
in the country, in a state with a reported 500,000 undocumented
workers, hasn't had any ...