December 7, 2006
Herndon, VIRGINIA: Town Wants Tougher State Labor Laws

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Herndon, Virginia -- Herndon’s Town Council, in an effort to allow local officials to get tough on enforcing immigration laws, passed a resolution last Tuesday advising Virginia’s legislative body to strengthen already-existing laws targeting illegal immigrants and residential overcrowding violations.

Some of the changes being suggested by the legislative program, a package of suggestions for state policy makers, would make any day labor site that does not require official checks of work authorization status illegal.

If the provisions are passed by the state’s legislative body next year, the Herndon Official Workers Center would be forced to change its current policies or risk violating the new laws.

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Posted by tyne at December 7, 2006
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