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Lawsuit Challenging Cave Creek, Arizona Day Laborer Law

By immigrationprof

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project, ACLU of Arizona and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) announced the filing of a lawsuit challenging an anti-solicitation ordinance in Cave Creek, Arizona – aimed at day laborers – that restricts the First Amendment rights of immigrants, longtime legal residents and citizens alike. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, which supported the measure as a misguided means of tackling immigration, has been contracted by a local municipality to enforce the ordinance. At 8 a.m., before the news conference, there was a walk organized by Salvador Reza of the Tonatierra Community Development Institute, to raise awareness about discriminatory and constitutionally-flawed measures in Phoenix that target local immigrants.

KJ