Legal Opinion
Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 2011No. 09-115PublishedCited by 414 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Roberts
Federal immigration law expressly preempts “any State or local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions (other than through licensing and similar laws) upon those who employ . . . unauthorized aliens.” 8 U. S. C. § 1324a(h)(2). A recently enacted Arizona statute — the Legal Arizona Workers Act — provides that the licenses of state employers that knowingly or intentionally employ unauthorized aliens may be, and in certain circumstances must be, suspended or revoked. The law also requires that all Arizona employers use a federal electronic verification system to confirm that the workers they…
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