Thank You Drew

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AG asks court to let HB 1804 go on

By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer
2/27/2008

Attorney General Drew Edmondson's office has asked a federal court to reject an attempt by business officials to torpedo a key element of Oklahoma's new immigration law.

Edmondson has asked the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma to dismiss a request for a federal injunction filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 1.

Edmondson and Gov. Brad Henry are named as defendants in the lawsuit.

The U. S. Chamber joined the Oklahoma City and Tulsa chambers to target specific aspects of House Bill 1804, the state's new immigration law.

Key elements of HB 1804 take effect July 1 and would require certain employers to verify a worker's legal status through a national database or comparable system.

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Anybody else see the irony in the Chamber filing frivolous lawsuits while lobbying for tort reform to supposedly protect people from frivolous lawsuits?