While Congress fiddles on immigration...
The continued failure of Congress to pass immigration reform legislation has forced states to try to fill the void. According to a new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures, states have introduced at least 1,169 immigrant-related bills this year - more than twice the number in all of 2006.
The bills cover topics ranging from benefits for illegal immigrants, documentation/ID requirements, drivers license privileges, law enforcement, health care and education, and employment.
"States can only do so much, said NCSL President Leticia Van de Putte, a state senator from Texas. "It's like we're trying to scale a 12-foot wall with a step stool. The federal government must fix and fund the problem - now."
Contact your congressman, ask them where they stand and tell them you want reform that reflects the majority sentiment of the American people.
The bills cover topics ranging from benefits for illegal immigrants, documentation/ID requirements, drivers license privileges, law enforcement, health care and education, and employment.
"States can only do so much, said NCSL President Leticia Van de Putte, a state senator from Texas. "It's like we're trying to scale a 12-foot wall with a step stool. The federal government must fix and fund the problem - now."
Contact your congressman, ask them where they stand and tell them you want reform that reflects the majority sentiment of the American people.
posted by Randy Bergmann at 3:32 PM
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And while you're at it, contact Dubya and ask him why he's in the pocket of the corporations who want no immigration reform and continued illegal immigration because they're addicted to the cheap labor.
If we can't keep people from coming across our borders, working, renting homes, having their babies here...then we are impotent. There are rules, and in many facets of American life, rules are ignored, consistently. That can't be. I will contact my Congressman, Mr. Bergmann.
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