Washington State Alleges It’s Harmed by President’s Executive Order Travel Ban

By Ammoland

By Roger J. Katz, Attorney at Law and Stephen L. D’Andrilli ~ Part 4

New York, NY -(Ammoland.com)- The State of Washington alleges that the President’s Executive Order harms the state in the following ways:

“Washington’s interest in protecting the health, safety, and well-being of its residents, including protecting its residents from harms to their physical or economic health, is a quasi-sovereign interest.

Washington also has an interest in ensuring that its residents are not excluded from the benefits that flow from participation in the federal system, including the rights and privileges provided by the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

Washington’s interest in preventing and remedying injuries to the public’s health, safety, and well-being extends to all of Washington’s residents, including individuals who suffer indirect injuries and members of the general public.

Immigration is an important economic driver in Washington. Many workers in Washington’s technology industry are immigrants, and many of those immigrant workers are from Muslim-majority countries.

Many companies in Washington are dependent on foreign workers to operate and grow their businesses.

The technology industry relies heavily on the H-1B visa program, through …Read the Rest

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