· Great Falls Tribune · By John S. Adams · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
The Great Falls Tribune reports on a Montana bill that would suspend the business licenses of employers who knowingly hired unauthorized workers. Shahid warned legislators that the complaint process required police to investigate accusations even when they rested on little more than a worker's race, accent, or appearance. The hearing captured a recurring fault line in Montana's 2009 immigration debate: whether state enforcement proposals could operate without encouraging residents and officials to make assumptions about who looked or sounded American.