Nov 6, 2007 | Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
MALDEF opposes the Shuler-Tancredo Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act (“SAVE Act”), H.R. 4088. The SAVE Act puts Americans in danger of losing their jobs by forcing all U.S. employers to participate in a deeply flawed employment verification...
Sep 4, 2007 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights
The Legal Arizona Workers Act requires all employers in the state of Arizona to verify their employees’ immigration status through a voluntary federal Electronic Employment Verification System, known as “E-Verify.” The Social Security Administration’s own studies have...
Aug 22, 2007 | Court Cases Employment
Two construction companies challenged San Francisco’s Minority and Woman Business Enterprise Ordinance, allowing consideration of race and gender in the awarding of public contracts in the city. The companies argue that the ordinance violates Proposition 209, which...
Aug 14, 2007 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights
In 1982, MALDEF helped secure a landmark victory in the Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe, guaranteeing the right of all school children, including undocumented immigrants, to have access to a K-12 public education. In March 2004, with no evidence of a violation of a...
Aug 10, 2007 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Public Policy, Public Policy Education, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of sending “No-Match” letters to employers whose employees’ names and corresponding Social Security numbers do not match the agency’s records is emblematic of a broken immigration system that may operate in a...
