Immigration Reform Law Institute
Amicus Curiae
Michael M. Hethmon, Counsel of Record The Immigration Reform Law Institute is a nonprofit organization that assists State and local governments in drafting legislation to deter unlawful immigration. Michael M. Hethmon has served as general counsel for the Immigration Reform Law Institute since 2006. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 27, 2010. The question presented is whether Arizona’s licensing scheme that imposes sanctions on employers who hire unauthorized aliens is preempted through the Court’s express and implied preemption doctrines. Arizona’s licensing scheme is saved from…
