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Groups sue over NV immigration initiative

Associated Press - June 19, 2010 5:44 PM ET

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The ACLU and a group of southern Nevada Democrats and businessmen have sued over an initiative that would establish tough new immigration laws in Nevada similar to those in Arizona.

In their lawsuits filed Friday in Carson District Court, the ACLU and Nevada Open for Business Coalition ask a judge to block the initiative from going to the Legislature or voters.

The groups contend it violates state law requiring initiative petitions to contain only one subject, promotes racial profiling and would hurt the state's economy.

Assemblyman Chad Christensen, the initiative's sponsor, brands the suits as "bogus." He says his proposal provides protections against racial profiling and would save the state money in costs for illegal immigrants.

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Nevada immigration initiative draws suits

Published: Sunday, June 20, 2010 12:12 AM MDT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The ACLU of Nevada and a southern Nevada business coalition have sued over a ballot initiative that would ask voters to approve tough immigration laws in Nevada similar to those in Arizona.

In their lawsuits filed Friday, the ACLU and the Nevada Open for Business Coalition ask Carson District Judge James Wilson to block the initiative from going to the Legislature or voters.

The groups contend it violates state law requiring petitions to contain only one subject, promotes racial profiling and would hurt the state’s economy.

“Not only does the intent of the proposal blatantly violate America’s most fundamental values of fairness and equality, the expansive scope of it intentionally confuses voters,â€

Members of the business coalition include Assemblymen Mo Denis and Ruben Kihuen, both Las Vegas Democrats, and Latin Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Otto Merida.

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Christensen said he will collect the required 97,002 signatures by a Nov. 9 deadline to have the “Nevada Immigration Verificationâ€

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