Another Local immigration Ordinance? DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Commissioners in Cherokee County (Georgia) vowed this week to defend a controversial ordinance that seeks to prevent landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. They dug in days after a California city withdrew a similar law due to costly litigation. “We’re prepared to carry through for a while,” said Commissioner Jim Hubbard.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund plan to sue “in the next few weeks” to challenge the constitutionality of an ordinance the Cherokee County commissioners approved 5-0 on Dec. 5, said Jamie Hernan, a metro Atlanta lawyer who is helping draft a lawsuit.  Click here for the story.

Last week, Escondido gave up on defending its ordinance.  Cherokee County’s ordinance ultimately will suffer a similar fate as Escondido’s.  However, it will take away the scare time and resources that public interest groups have.

KJ