27 states pass 59 immigration laws
The Associated Press
Published: 07.20.2006
Dismay over Washington gridlock on immigration has inspired cities and states to pass their own measures, most of which make life harder for illegal workers and demand that employers, law enforcement officers and even landlords act as the front line.
The city of Hazleton, Pa., last week passed one of the harsher laws, approving $1,000 fines for landlords who provide housing to illegal immigrants and denying business permits to employers who give them jobs. Local governments from California to Idaho to Florida are weighing similar steps. States approved nearly 60 new laws in the last few months, overwhelmingly restrictive or punitive.
"It's the blunt failure of any true leadership in Washington, D.C. Everything runs downhill," said Andy Anderson, a city councilor in Palm Bay, Fla., who is pushing for an ordinance to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants.
Published: 07.20.2006
Dismay over Washington gridlock on immigration has inspired cities and states to pass their own measures, most of which make life harder for illegal workers and demand that employers, law enforcement officers and even landlords act as the front line.
The city of Hazleton, Pa., last week passed one of the harsher laws, approving $1,000 fines for landlords who provide housing to illegal immigrants and denying business permits to employers who give them jobs. Local governments from California to Idaho to Florida are weighing similar steps. States approved nearly 60 new laws in the last few months, overwhelmingly restrictive or punitive.
"It's the blunt failure of any true leadership in Washington, D.C. Everything runs downhill," said Andy Anderson, a city councilor in Palm Bay, Fla., who is pushing for an ordinance to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants.
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