| North Carolina House Passes Mandatory E-Verify  On June 8, 2011 the North Carolina House passed mandatory E-Verify legislation by a vote of 68 to 43. House Bill 36 requires the use of E-Verify by private employers with 25 or more employees, public contractors and subcontractors, counties, municipalities and state agencies.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign Governments Ask Court to Strike Down Utah Enforcement Bill  Mexico and thirteen Latin American countries signed onto an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief filed June 2, 2011, asking a federal judge to strike down Utah’s new immigration enforcement law, HB 497.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under Pressure, Utah State Senator Seeks to Amend Guest-Worker Amnesty Law  In an attempt to prevent further backlash, Utah State Senator Curt Bramble (R-Provo) announced last week that he plans to introduce amendments next session to Utah’s controversial guest worker amnesty law, HB 116.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Business Takes a Look at Troubled Border  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the nation’s largest business lobbies, released a report last week detailing its recommended “Steps to a 21st Century U.S.- Mexico Border.” The report addresses border issues that most affect the Chamber’s members and recommends action on topics such as trade, security, travel and immigration.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court Gives Town of Hazleton Hope  On June 6, 2011, the United States Supreme Court reviewed Lozano v. City of Hazleton, a decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down Hazleton’s immigration enforcement ordinance, and sent the case back for reconsideration.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supreme Court Decision Lets California In-State Tuition Law Stand  The Supreme Court last week let California’s law giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens stand by refusing to consider the plaintiffs’ appeal of the decision rendered by the California Supreme Court.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . California Assembly Pursues its own DREAM  Despite Congress’s repeated rejection of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the California Legislature is moving forward with its own version.
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