Should Identity of Day Laborer Employers be Protected?

The Associated Press reports on a law suit in Vista, California, involving the disclosure of names of employers who hire workers at a day laborer site:

An anti-illegal immigration activist asked a court to join a legal battle over access to the names of people who employ day laborers.

Michael Spencer, leader of a group called the Vista Citizens Brigade, sparked the dispute after submitting a public records request last month for a list of employer names.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city to prevent Vista from releasing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of private employers. Last year, the city began requiring people who hire temporary workers off the street to register with the city, display permits in their car windows and present workers with written terms of employment.

Vista Superior Court Judge Michael Orfield has temporarily blocked the city from releasing names and scheduled a hearing July 26 on whether to make the ban permanent. Click here for the rest of the story.

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