WASHINGTON – In a ruling that could encourage states to impose their own restrictions on hiring illegal aliens, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday upheld an Arizona law that penalizes employers who knowingly hire unauthorized foreign workers.
By a 5-3 vote, the Court ruled in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, 09-115, that federal immigration law does not preempt the Arizona statute. It was a significant defeat for an unusual coalition of businesses and civil rights groups that opposed the Arizona law for different reasons.
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