Does a state have authority to impose criminal sanctions on employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sudomir v. McMahon, 767 F.2d 1456 (9th Cir. 1985):
15 See also id. at 225, 102 S.Ct. at 2399 ("[T]he States do have some authority to act with respect to illegal aliens, at least where such action mirrors federal objectives and furthers a legitimate state goal."); DeCanas v. Bica, 424 U.S. 351, 96 S.Ct. 933, 47 L.Ed.2d 43 (1976) (upholding state law applying criminal sanctions to employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens against challenge that the law was preempted by federal immigration policy).
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