Gov. Henry signs immigration bill

From NewsOK.com:

By Michael McNutt
Capitol Bureau

Gov. Brad Henry signed House Bill 1804 today, putting into law one of the country's toughest and most sweeping immigration reform bills.


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Breakdown of some issues with this bill

Submitted by okimc on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 7:56pm.
Oklahoma Blue Notes posted this info on the many problems with this legislation (excerpts below, follow link for full text):

Oklahoma Democrat Bill Clifford provided us with this great break-down of the immigration bill -- HB 1804 -- currently on the Governor's desk for approval or veto......

House Bill 1804: 1804 is an effort by some of our State Legislators to insert Oklahoma into the Federal issue of Immigration. It seems aimed at people of Hispanic or Latino heritage. The problem with H.B. 1804 (the so-called "Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007") is the number of problem areas it creates.

Money: ...a review of a bill similar to HB 1804 by eighteen departments of Colorado's Joint Budget Committee identified over $2 million in increased state costs associated with that legislative proposal, without any savings to the state. ...
Respect for the Law: ... the bill's structure turns Oklahoma Law Enforcement Agencies at every level throughout the State into extensions of various federal agencies. ... the federal immigration tasks delineated in HB 1804 become our responsibilities, with no reimbursement provisions in the bill. ... making our police and sheriffs' departments federal enforcement agents can significantly reduce effective "community policing" efforts ...

Human Service Organizations: ... Many of Oklahoma's charitable and non-profit human service organizations literally don't know how this affects their service-client relationships - - or how they might be able to pay the federal costs associated with obtaining the required information.

Legal Challenges: Finally, many aspects of HB 1804 appear to be unconstitutional. ... If passed into law, HB 1804 could involve the State of Oklahoma in an expensive court fight, ...

"1984": ...if it's made law, H.B. 1804 does turn Oklahoma's private and public employers into a kind of "secret police" network, required to report to Authorities those persons "reasonably suspected" (?) as being in this country illegally - - all in the name of citizen protection.

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hoooray Brad Henry

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 8:59pm.

Thankfully someone is finally challenging what is being thrown upon all legal Americans !!


Hooray Brad Henry!!

Submitted by Me (not verified) on Sun, 09/02/2007 - 2:08pm.

Amen! If Americans don't stand up for their on rights, we won't have them for long!


redneck politics

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 2:44pm.

This is nothing but redneck politics.It is racism .These people come here and take the jobs that most people dont want.They buy goods and services and pay the taxes as well.By the way unless your of American Indian descent you have no right to tell other people to leave this country.


Immigrants

Submitted by Little Dove (not verified) on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 9:56am.

I have the right to say that they don't belong here. The americans that you talk about not belonging here are the same ones who fought in wars to keep our country free. These people have the right to say illegal immigrants must go back home because we are not going to support them any longer.


sympathy is not WANTED.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 5:02pm.

Hey shut up. You have no clue what jobs these illegal aliens are doing. Your song sounds old and the same, like you say our cry is to get them out.

The State of Oklahoma finds that illegal immigration is causing economic hardship and lawlessness in this state and that illegal immigration is encouraged when public agencies within this state provide public benefits without verifying immigration status. The State of Oklahoma further finds that when illegal immigrants have been harbored and sheltered in this state and encouraged to reside in this state through the issuance of identification cards that are issued without verifying immigration status, these practices impede and obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law, undermine the security of our borders, and impermissibly restrict the privileges and immunities of the citizens of Oklahoma. Therefore, the people of the State of Oklahoma declare that it is a compelling public interest of this state to discourage illegal immigration by requiring all agencies within this state to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The State of Oklahoma also finds that other measures are necessary to ensure the integrity of various governmental programs and services.


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