Judge Bans Enforcement Of N.Y. Day Laborer Law

[chanel]

A federal judge is preventing a New York town from enforcing its “unconstitutional” law prohibiting illegal immigrant day laborers from seeking work on public property and people from hiring them.

Oyster Bay, a Long Island town of about 300,000 residents, passed the public safety measure last fall because day laborers—and those who hire them—were creating dangerous traffic situations in the municipality’s main roads. The ordinance prohibits pedestrians from soliciting employment and bars drivers from stopping to hire workers.

Town officials say the traffic problem has been brewing for years and they had no choice but to take action because the federal government “has turned its back on immigration enforcement.” Day laborers and those who try to hire them are warned about the law before being fined $250 for each subsequent offense.

This week a group of day laborers filed a lawsuit claiming that the town enacted a law with a “discriminatory community animus” against Latinos. These residents’ ability to seek work has been significantly curtailed by the ordinance, it goes on to say. This unlawfully prohibits speech related to employment. A federal judge evidently agreed and issued a restraining order against the measure’s enforcement hours after the lawsuit was filed.

A few years ago federal courts ruled against measures banning day laborer solicitations in Redondo Beach California and Mamaroneck, a working class village located about 25 miles north of New York City. The judge in the Redondo Beach case ruled that the law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of illegal migrants and the New York judge determined that Hispanic laborers were the victims of discrimination.

Judge Bans Enforcement Of N.Y. Day Laborer Law | Judicial Watch

How many times have those pro-illegal immigration folks said "Go after the employers. Dry up the jobs"?

What a total crock of shit.

 

[Angelhair]

A federal judge is preventing a New York town from enforcing its “unconstitutional” law prohibiting illegal immigrant day laborers from seeking work on public property and people from hiring them.

Oyster Bay, a Long Island town of about 300,000 residents, passed the public safety measure last fall because day laborers—and those who hire them—were creating dangerous traffic situations in the municipality’s main roads. The ordinance prohibits pedestrians from soliciting employment and bars drivers from stopping to hire workers.

Town officials say the traffic problem has been brewing for years and they had no choice but to take action because the federal government “has turned its back on immigration enforcement.” Day laborers and those who try to hire them are warned about the law before being fined $250 for each subsequent offense.

This week a group of day laborers filed a lawsuit claiming that the town enacted a law with a “discriminatory community animus” against Latinos. These residents’ ability to seek work has been significantly curtailed by the ordinance, it goes on to say. This unlawfully prohibits speech related to employment. A federal judge evidently agreed and issued a restraining order against the measure’s enforcement hours after the lawsuit was filed.

A few years ago federal courts ruled against measures banning day laborer solicitations in Redondo Beach California and Mamaroneck, a working class village located about 25 miles north of New York City. The judge in the Redondo Beach case ruled that the law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of illegal migrants and the New York judge determined that Hispanic laborers were the victims of discrimination.

Judge Bans Enforcement Of N.Y. Day Laborer Law | Judicial Watch

How many times have those pro-illegal immigration folks said "Go after the employers. Dry up the jobs"?

What a total crock of shit.

I give NY one more year before they pass a law just like AZ. Now, I would suggest to the illegals in AZ to make a beeline to NY! Just as I suggested they make one to San Francisco.

 

[RadiomanATL]

It's illegal to hire day laborers out of the back of your truck in parts of the Atlanta area.

Was causing an issue in the Marietta square. Now they have signs up and everything letting people know they better not do it.

 

[WillowTree]

A federal judge is preventing a New York town from enforcing its “unconstitutional” law prohibiting illegal immigrant day laborers from seeking work on public property and people from hiring them.

Oyster Bay, a Long Island town of about 300,000 residents, passed the public safety measure last fall because day laborers—and those who hire them—were creating dangerous traffic situations in the municipality’s main roads. The ordinance prohibits pedestrians from soliciting employment and bars drivers from stopping to hire workers.

Town officials say the traffic problem has been brewing for years and they had no choice but to take action because the federal government “has turned its back on immigration enforcement.” Day laborers and those who try to hire them are warned about the law before being fined $250 for each subsequent offense.

This week a group of day laborers filed a lawsuit claiming that the town enacted a law with a “discriminatory community animus” against Latinos. These residents’ ability to seek work has been significantly curtailed by the ordinance, it goes on to say. This unlawfully prohibits speech related to employment. A federal judge evidently agreed and issued a restraining order against the measure’s enforcement hours after the lawsuit was filed.

A few years ago federal courts ruled against measures banning day laborer solicitations in Redondo Beach California and Mamaroneck, a working class village located about 25 miles north of New York City. The judge in the Redondo Beach case ruled that the law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of illegal migrants and the New York judge determined that Hispanic laborers were the victims of discrimination.

Judge Bans Enforcement Of N.Y. Day Laborer Law | Judicial Watch

How many times have those pro-illegal immigration folks said "Go after the employers. Dry up the jobs"?

What a total crock of shit.

it's just like we "need alternate forms of energy" and then refuse every single measure. they are all full of crapiola.