ADVISORY/National Foundation for American Policy to Release First Major Study on the Constitutionality of State and Federal Outsourcing Bills.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Monday (April 19) ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004 New Study Finds that Proposed Laws in 36 States May Violate the U.S. Constitution, American Trade Obligations The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP NFAP National Foundation for American Policy NFAP National Forestry Action Plan NFAP Native File Access Pack (NetWare) NFAP Nursing Facility Acquired Pneumonia NFAP Nuclear Free Australia Party ) will release the first major legal study to examine state and federal outsourcing legislation. Legislators in at least 36 states have introduced more than 100 bills to restrict overseas outsourcing, and legislation on the issue has also proliferated at the federal level. The study raises serious questions about whether these measures violate the U.S. Constitution or American obligations under international trade agreements.
WHO: Stuart Anderson, Executive Director, National Foundation for
American Policy, and Shannon Thyme Klinger, Partner, Alston &
Bird (co-author of study).
WHAT: Media Briefing to unveil a new study on the Constitutionality
of proposed legislation at the state and federal levels,
including more than 100 proposed laws in 36 states to restrict
overseas outsourcing by U.S. companies.
WHEN: 10:00 AM ET, Monday, April 19, 2004.
WHERE: First Amendment Room, The National Press Club, 529 14th
Street, N.W. (13th floor).
WHY: Legislators nationwide have introduced more than 100 bills to
restrict overseas outsourcing and the issue has emerged in the
Presidential campaign. Yet to date, no one has examined
whether these measures violate the Constitution or U.S. trade
obligations. This study breaks new ground and calls into
question the legal foundation of these controversial
outsourcing measures.
NOTE: For news reporters with valid photo ID only.
About the National Foundation for American Policy Started in 2003, the NFAP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to public policy research on trade, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and other issues of national importance. Its Advisory Board members include economist Jagdish Bhagwati (Columbia University); Richard Vedder (Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. ); former U.S. Rep. Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (August 26 1931 – June 22 2007) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan. Vander Jagt (pronounced "van-der-jack") was born in Cadillac, Michigan to Marie and Harry Vander Jagt, a Dutch immigrant. (MI); former INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS Commissioner Jim Ziglar; Cesar Conda, former Domestic Policy Advisor for Vice President Dick Cheney, and others. About Stuart Anderson Stuart Anderson, Executive Director of NFAP, served as Executive Associate Commissioner for Policy and Counselor to the Commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS from August 2001 to January 2003. He spent four and a half years on Capitol Hill on the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, for Senator Spencer Abraham and Senator Sam Brownback, and has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , and elsewhere. About Shannon Thyme Klinger Shannon Thyme Klinger is a partner with Alston & Bird LLP. Her practice focuses on complex litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. matters, with an emphasis on antitrust litigation and the defense of healthcare fraud and abuse matters, including actions arising under the Civil False Claims Act. Ms. Klinger received her J.D. degree, with honors, in 1996 from the University of North Carolina School of Law The University of North Carolina School of Law is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, UNC Law is among the oldest law schools in the nation. . |
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