16 Foreign Governments Challenge South Carolina Immigration Law

JURIST reports that

“Sixteen Latin American, Caribbean and South American governments have filed supporting briefs in a lawsuit filed last week by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) challenging the South Carolina’s newly adopted immigration law. The briefs contend that the new law will `impede effective and consistent diplomatic relations,’ and encourage `an imminent threat of state-sanctioned bias or discrimination’ of their citizens. The countries are also concerned about the detrimental effects the new law will have on trade and tourism.”

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