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Federal Court Upholds Anti-Immigrant Ordinance

Posted By Hatewatch Staff On June 9, 2009 @ 10:29 am In Uncategorized | 3 Comments

A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a suburban St. Louis town’s ordinance prohibiting the hiring of undocumented immigrants.
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#1 Comment By Truth Monger On June 9, 2009 @ 11:06 am

well atleast someone is fighting the ravenous illegal alien hordes

#2 Comment By Dan Felty On June 9, 2009 @ 8:44 pm

It is a shame that this ruling has been handed down, but I am glad the ordinance has been largely diluted through previous court rulings.

St. Louis’ local free weekly has previously covered this story, including an extended interview with then-mayor Jeffrey Whitteaker that illustrated his profound racist and anti-Hispanic biases. Thankfully, Whitteaker (who–no joke!–said he didn’t want “Cousin Puerto Rico and Taco Whoever moving in”) was defeated in his re-election bid, in large part due to negative reaction to this story.

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#3 Comment By Rudy On June 17, 2009 @ 8:26 am

‘Federal Court Upholds Anti-Immigrant Ordinance’ and this is a bad thing?


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[2] : http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007-02-28/news/valley-park-to-mexican-immigrants-adios-illegals/