Anti-illegal immigration group wants names of businesses from labor centers

Kathleen Miller, The Examiner
2007-08-01 15:47:00.0


Montgomery County -
Representatives from a Montgomery County anti-illegal immigration group say they will try to use a federal law to obtain the names and addresses of businesses employing day laborers at county-funded centers.

Brad Botwin, founder of Help Save Maryland, said he will deliver a Freedom of Information Act request for the business and worker information to County Executive Ike Leggett’s office today.

The U.S. Congress approved the FOIA in 1966 to give the public greater access to government records.

“We’re asking for a list of all the employers that have used the centers in Rockville and Silver Spring and Wheaton,â€