These anti-immigrant laws threaten fundamental American values of fairness and equality for all people. When the government has the power to deny legal rights to any one group of people, it puts all our rights in danger.
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Arizona Immigration Law Threatens Civil Rights And Public Safety, Says ACLU (2010 press release): In 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law Arizona's discriminatory immigration enforcement bill which requires law enforcement to question individuals about their immigration status during everyday police encounters. The law creates new immigration crimes and penalties inconsistent with those in federal law, asserts sweeping authority to detain and transport persons suspected of violating civil immigration laws and prohibits speech and other expressive activity by persons seeking work. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona strongly condemn the governor's decision to sign the unconstitutional law and are dismayed by her disregard for the serious damage it could cause to civil liberties and public safety in the state.
Statements on the Impact of Unlawful Discrimination Against Undocumented Workers (2006 PDF)
Trial Begins in Landmark Challenge to Anti-Immigrant Laws in Hazleton, PA (2007 press release): In March 2007, a federal trial began in a landmark challenge to local ordinances that seek to punish landlords and employers who do business with undocumented immigrants. Attorneys representing residents and business owners in Hazleton, PA argued that the laws are unconstitutional because they seek to trump federal immigration policy, and would legitimize discrimination against anyone who looks or sounds foreign.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Alabama Racial Profiling Law (2011 resource): Alabama HB 56 rolls back the clock on civil rights and equality in Alabama. It effectively turns Alabama into a police state, and invites rampant discrimination against all Alabamians who look or sound "foreign." It seeks to regulate every aspect of the lives of Alabamians, from blocking the schoolhouse doors to children, to interfering with people's ability to rent housing or earn a living, to criminalizing routine daily activities and transactions among people in the state.
Undocumented Workers Bring Plea for Non-Discrimination to Human Rights Body (2006 press release)
Utah Coalition Of La Raza v. Herbert (2011 case)
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Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Law in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (2007 press release)
Businesses Sue Riverside, NJ Over Vague, Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Ordinance (2006 press release)