Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
The Court Upholds Arizona’s Sanctions on Employers of Illegal Immigrants
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting was featured in Illegal Workers, Supreme Court Debates (Jan. 2011). The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: Arizona’s licensing law falls well within the confines of the authority Congress chose to leave to the States and therefore is not expressly preempted. While the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) prohibits States from imposing “civil or criminal sanctions” on those who employ unauthorized aliens, it preserves State authority to impose sanctions “through licensing and similar laws.” That is…
