Colorado has become the latest state to take on the issue of immigration into its own hands. This week, Republican lawmakers in the state introduced an immigration enforcement measure mimicking the controversial SB 1070 in Arizona. As previously reported in La Plaza, Colorado has recently stepped up its crackdown on illegal immigration by participating in […]
Announcement of New ICE Audit Center Expected Later Today from Obama Administration
January 20, 2011 By
On Thursday, the Obama administration is set to announce the formation of the Employment Compliance Inspection Center, an audit office designed to supervise I-9 employee files and ensure workers are in the country legally. In an interview conducted by the Wall Street Journal, John Morton, chief of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), […]
Mississippi State Senate passes Arizona-style Immigration Law
January 19, 2011 By
On Tuesday, Mississippi followed in the steps of Arizona when the state Senate passed a measure that would allow law enforcement officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws if there is reason to suspect that they are in the country illegally. As previously reported in La Plaza, Bill Chandler, the director […]
Florida’s Anti-Immigration Law Receives Cold Response
January 18, 2011 By
The wave to replicate Arizona’s controversial anti-immigrant bills that helped shape the political victories of several Republican candidates including Florida’s Governor Rick Scott, is biting into a sharp dose of reality in his home state. Writing in the Sun Sentinel last week, columnist Aaron Deslatte recalls one of Scott’s tough-on-immigration campaign ads: “Rick Scott backs […]
Unity Rally to Take Place in Response to Neb. Lawmaker’s Proposed Measure
January 14, 2011 By
Hundreds of people from central Nebraska and Omaha are expected to gather at the state Capitol on Wednesday to show their opposition to an Arizona-style immigration proposal. The protest called the “Unity Rally for the Good Life” is being organized by the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights. “Such a law is unconstitutional and runs counter […]
Mississippi Official Calls Proposed AZ-style Law a Burden
January 13, 2011 By
A proposed law before the Mississippi legislature that is similar to Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070 could be a “burden” to law enforcement agencies in the state according to the head of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS). During a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Judiciary A Committee, MDPS Commissioner Stephen Simpson declined to take […]
Anti-Immigrant Republican will not Chair Subcommittee on Immigration
January 12, 2011 By
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) was expected to become the chair of the House Judiciary immigration subcommittee but was instead passed over for the role by the new Republican House leadership. As previously reported by La Plaza, Somos Republicans, a group of Hispanic Republicans that was organized in response to Arizona’s SB 1070, strongly opposed his […]
Intern that Offered Aid to Rep. Giffords Could be Asked for Papers under Arizona Immigration Law
January 11, 2011 By
Being lauded as a hero for offering aid that potentially saved Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ life, the young intern who rushed to her aid, Daniel Hernandez, could have been asked to turn over his papers under Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070. Signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer last spring, the law requires that law […]
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officials Not Sold on Anti-immigrant Legislation
January 7, 2011 By
A Senate judiciary subcommittee in the South Carolina state legislature voted 3-1 on Thursday to advance an Arizona-style bill one step closer to becoming law, but law enforcement officials say the bill raises many concerns and leaves numerous questions unanswered. The full judiciary committee is expected to take action on the bill, which has been […]
Republican State Lawmakers Mark their Ground over Birthright Citizenship
January 6, 2011 By
Several Republican state lawmakers revealed their plans to repeal the right to citizenship for children born on US soil to undocumented immigrants yesterday at a press conference in Washington, DC. The news conference, in which lawmakers from Arizona, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina expressed the hope that their national campaign end with a Supreme […]
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