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By Jesse Stanchak
Posted Sunday, July 6, 2008, at 7:17 AM ET The New York Times leads with businesses banding together to fight new state-level illegal immigrant employment measures. The Los Angeles Times leads with a series of bleak predictions for GOP candidates in Senate races this fall. The Washington Post leads locally, with a piece on DC efforts to limit the number of cars commuters bring into the city.

Frustrated by Congress’ inability to pass sweeping immigration legislation, many states are looking to instead punish employers who hire illegal immigrants, says the NYT. Now business owners are fighting back, banding together to make the case for more temporary work visas and other programs they say are necessary to keep their companies fully staffed.

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Jesse Stanchak is an assistant documents editor at Congressional Quarterly. He covers elections in Oregon and Idaho for CQpolitics.com.

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