16 nations want to challenge SC immigration law

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Sixteen Latin American and Caribbean nations have asked to join in the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against South Carolina's new illegal immigration law, citing concerns for their citizens. Mexico, Honduras, Brazil, Ecuador and Chile and other countries filed papers Tuesday ...

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