Louisiana Next in Line for Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill, and Its Consequences

By Robert Ross

05/12/2011

Arizona’s controversial immigration law is coming to Louisiana, at least if Rep. Ernest Wooton’s (I - Belle Chasse) “Louisiana Citizens Protection Act” passes. The bill specifically targets people who hire day laborers off the streets,.

TAGS: Arizona Immigration Bill, Center for American Progress, Center for Immigration Studies, Ernest Wooton, Illegal Immigration, Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, Louisiana Citizens Protection Act, New Orleans Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Paul Donnelly, Pew Hispanic Institute, Reason Foundation

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