Thread: RI gov sued for order on illegal immigrants

It's the "American" civil liberties union, not the Mexican or South American civil liberties union.

Unbelievable.

ACLU sues to halt RI governor's immigration order
By RAY HENRY – 8 hours ago

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A civil rights group filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Gov. Don Carcieri from enforcing an executive order requiring private employers to electronically check the immigration status of new hires.

The lawsuit, filed by the state branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, challenges an executive order that Carcieri signed in March to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Carcieri's order requires state police and prison officials to identify illegal immigrants for possible deportation. It also forces state agencies and companies doing business with the state to use a federal database to check the immigration status of new employees. Companies that refuse to comply could lose their state contracts.

The ACLU argues that the database, E-Verify, disproportionately identifies foreign-born employees as ineligible to work and that the database could encourage employers to discriminate against workers who appear foreign.

A 2007 report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security showed 96 percent of people claiming to be U.S. citizens were cleared by the database on the first try. But the report said 3 percent of foreign-born workers with the right to work in the U.S. were erroneously rejected by the E-Verify system, compared with .1 percent of U.S. citizens born here. The report cautioned that the error rates cannot be fixed quickly.

The lawsuit accuses Carcieri of violating the state constitution by interfering with existing contracts and by enforcing an executive order that conflicts with purchasing laws adopted by the General Assembly. It also accuses Carcieri of failing to hold a public hearing about the new rules as required by law.

Carcieri spokeswoman Amy Kempe said the governor was within his legal authority to require state contractors to use the database. She said the ACLU's lawsuit lacked merit and called it an attempt to meddle with Carcieri's ability to enforce federal law.

The governor has said the estimated 20,000 to 40,000 illegal immigrants in Rhode Island are a financial drain on schools, hospitals and state government. His order sparked a raucous debate over illegal immigration in Rhode Island.

Clergy, civil rights advocates and Hispanic leaders have urged Carcieri to rescind the order, saying it could lead to racial profiling and discourage illegal immigrants from contacting police if they are victimized or witness a crime.

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"it could lead to racial profiling and discourage illegal immigrants from contacting police if they are victimized or witness a crime."

If they were not here, they would not be victimized in America. They should go home to where their police protection is so outstanding.

Gee, a criminal reports a crime and gets arrested??? Seems OK with me.

Originally Posted by dep0rt

It's the "American" civil liberties union, not the Mexican or South American civil liberties union.

Unbelievable.

NOT any more!

The ACLU argues that the database, E-Verify, disproportionately identifies foreign-born employees as ineligible to work and that the database could encourage employers to discriminate against workers who appear foreign.

E-Verify is for EVERY new employee NOT just foreign born. Let's face it if foreign-born people are using false ID, stolen ID then YES it would should disproprortinately WHO IS USING THOSE FALSE, STOLEN IDs. DUH

They "self-identify" themselves by using false and stolen IDs. If they are BUYING those IDs they KNOW they are using something they have not obtained in a lawful way. Think it through folks. We won't swallow this swill anymore.

Originally Posted by azwreath

Is everyone at the ACLU brain dead?

It is against the law to hire illegal aliens.......ANYWHERE< ANYTIME< ANY REASON......I-L-L-E-G-A-L


According to:

Constitution
of the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations


One of the Governor's chief responsibilities under:

ARTICLE IX
OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER

Section 2. Faithful execution of laws. -- The governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed




He IS enforcing the law, is he not?



P*** on the ACLU. They are nothing more than a bunch of hippie has-beens and assorted other loons who can't even get a decent job in law elsewhere

Is everyone at the ACLU brain dead? YES

Along with the Chamber of commerce!!!!

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

Originally Posted by azwreath

Is everyone at the ACLU brain dead?

It is against the law to hire illegal aliens.......ANYWHERE< ANYTIME< ANY REASON......I-L-L-E-G-A-L


According to:

Constitution
of the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations


One of the Governor's chief responsibilities under:

ARTICLE IX
OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER

Section 2. Faithful execution of laws. -- The governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed




He IS enforcing the law, is he not?



P*** on the ACLU. They are nothing more than a bunch of hippie has-beens and assorted other loons who can't even get a decent job in law elsewhere

Is everyone at the ACLU brain dead? YES

Along with the Chamber of commerce!!!!

Right you are SOSAD!!!

They ALL inhaled

Governor Sued For Immigration Order
Fri, 09/05/2008 - 15:57 — Judicial Watch Blog

Two public college professors are suing Rhode Island’s governor to stop an executive order requiring all state contractors to check the immigration status of workers and state police and prison officials to identify illegal immigrants for possible deportation.

Represented by a nationally known civil rights group, the Rhode Island College teachers (Daniel Weisman and Ann Marie Mumm), whose salaries come from taxpayers, claim Governor Don Carcieri violated the state constitution and that he failed to hold a public hearing before signing the measure into law earlier this year.

Furthermore, the lawsuit points out that the federal database (E-Verify) used to check workers’ immigration status disproportionately identifies foreign-born employees as ineligible and that will encourage employers to discriminate against workers who appear foreign. Therefore, professor Weisman said, he opposes its use as a matter of public policy, particularly in light of its “discriminatory impact on naturalized citizens and other foreign-born workers.â€

Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri is a very brave man who could sure use some support right now.

I called his office on Friday and spent close to half an hour talking about the illegal-alien problem nationwide and encouraging his staff to communicate how supported he is in the anti-illegal immigration ranks nationwide.

They were SO appreciative and eager to listen. They had no idea that Rhode Island's story was widely being read, or that L.A. talk radio host Terry Anderson had praised Carcieri effusively in his opening monologue about two weeks ago. Terry compared Carcieri to Gov. Schwarzenegger and said that the California guv was the girly man by comparison.

PLEASE contact his office and offer your support as well, or at least send an e-mail. Here's the contact info:

http://www.governor.ri.gov/contact/

Mail address:
Governor Donald L. Carcieri
Office of the Governor
State House, Room 115
Providence, RI 02903

Phone: (401) 222-2080
Fax: (401) 222-8096