This morning the Fifth District candidates had their first debate in Waterbury. One of the biggest points of contention in the debate was Chris Murphy's American Jobs Matter Act, which would steer federal contracting dollars towards manufacturers in the United States.
Caligiuri came out against that bill today.
The bill would close loopholes in laws that have been on the books since the Great Depression that are intended to help American employers.
Caligiuri's opposition surprising because it already has Republican and Democratic support in the House of Representatives and would help bring down unemployment in Connecticut, which is hovering at near 10%.
Murphy and Caligiuri have five more debates scheduled. They will spar in Danbury on Monday, October 25 at 7:30 at the Portuguese Cultural Center and I'll be there for that one.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.