What's Ahead in 2010

American Unity Legal Defense Fund attorneys are monitoring and carefully evaluating this year’s voluminous litigation to select key legal actions where our participation can make a difference.

A primary focus will continue to be the negative impact immigration has on our system of representative government. Thus we expect to continue to take part in the growing litigation involving American election law.

An important area of litigation involves the employment of illegal aliens in the United States. A decision on whether a state can penalize employers who hire illegal aliens could be made by the Supreme Court in 2010. The Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria case is now before the Court. The Court will decide whether to hear the case after the Obama administration files an amicus brief giving the Court the government’s position.

As the economy falters, an important area of law involves how states across the country are cutting budgets. The states are looking for ways to cut back on expenses without raising taxes. Welfare support for people illegally in the United States is a growing burden on state taxpayers. As states take action to balance budgets, efforts to reduce welfare are being challenged in the courts.

There are many other immigration related issues coming before the courts. Whether state governments may consider English the official state language, whether everyone born in the United States should be automatically granted American citizenship, and whether “racial profiling” charges can block immigration law enforcement are important decisions for the future of our country. The American Unity Legal Defense Fund will be needed even more as legal challenges to this year’s proposed amnesty arise in the courts.