Judge tosses Robert Vasquez's legacy
Appeals court rejects Canyon County's immigration suit
Canyon County had sued four companies and a migrant leader contending that they hired and helped undocumented workers.A federal appeals court rejected Canyon County's effort to use federal racketeering law to sue four agri-businesses and the former head of the Idaho Migrant Council for allegedly hiring and helping undocumented immigrants.
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Information on how much the county has spent to pursue the RICO suit was not available Monday. After the original suit was dismissed in U.S. District Court near the end of 2005, former Commissioner Robert Vasquez said the case had cost the county $20,000 up to that point and estimated an appeal would cost $2,000 more.
I'm sure they'd say that was money well spent. I'd disagree.
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