The Supreme Court ruled to uphold the province's immigration law

>The Supreme Court ruled to uphold the province's immigration law. The Supreme Court ruled by five votes to three on the 26th, upholding the provisions of Arizona's immigration law and requiring companies to verify all employees...

The Supreme Court ruled by a vote of five to three on the 26th that it upheld the provisions of Arizona's immigration law, requiring companies to verify the legal status of all employees, and upholding the state's efforts to strengthen the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The Supreme Court's ruling showed that the majority was willing to give states more room to experiment on immigration issues, although it did not mention parts of Arizona's immigration law that include broader powers to police to check illegal immigrants. The Supreme Court ruled that federal law does not prohibit states from electronically verifying employee identities when the federal government is unable to do so. The provisions of Arizona immigration law refer to a business's license to operate, so they do not conflict with the federal government. Chief Justice Roberts said: "The provisions of Arizona's immigration law are to implement Congress's prohibition, Congress requires states to implement business licensing laws. Since Congress specifically provided for this power of states, Congress will not prevent states from using appropriate means to fulfill the power vested in them." Since Congress authorized its use in 1996, the Electronic Identity Verification System (E-Verify) to verify immigration status has been controversial. Companies can register with the government to voluntarily participate and verify job applicants’ Social Security numbers and job qualifications through the E-Verify system. Blair, Sonya. Justices Sadomayo and Ginsburg dissented, with Alina. Justice Kagan did not vote. Blair said allowing states to make rulings based on the E-Verify system, which is itself error-prone, would lead to more errors. Justice Sadomayo said that when Parliament enacted the E-Verify system, it could stipulate that companies must comply, but Parliament did not require such a requirement, which means that use of the system is voluntary, so the provisions of the Alberta Immigration Act are arbitrariness. Smith, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, praised the Supreme Court's ruling and is preparing to introduce a bill to make the E-Verify system mandatory nationwide. "Alberta's immigration laws are not only constitutional, they are common sense and American jobs should be reserved for Americans and legal workers," he said.