Thread: MS Mississippi House OKs revised immigration bill

By Molly Parker
January 27, 2011
Clarion Ledger

The version of illegal immigration legislation passed by the House on Thursday is tougher on businesses that hire illegal immigrations than the measure passed last week by the Senate, calling for fines of up to $25,000 per day for infractions.

The measure the House overwhelmingly stamped also removed controversial language from the Senate bill that county and city representatives said could open up mayors, aldermen, police officers and other officials to lawsuits brought by citizens who felt they weren’t doing enough to uphold the act.

Any fines collected from businesses would be returned to local municipalities to help in their efforts to enforce the act, such as with the hiring of additional law enforcement officers, said Rep. Bobby Moak, who presented the bill on the House floor.

Senate Bill 2179 passed the House with little discussion after a brief committee hearing Thursday afternoon. The Senate debated the bill for about four hours last week.

The chambers would have to reconcile their differences before it can be sent to the governor, who would have to sign it before the act becomes law.

The measure passed 80-36.

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20 ... ation+bill

Follow Other MISSISSIPPI State Legislation here:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1171875.html

Wonderful news! God bless each of us as we struggle daily to regain America. With you, all things are possible.

Fantastic!!! GO MISSISSIPPI! GO STATES! GO AMERICA! Lets get R done. This is the year for all good men and women to come to the aid of our nation and stop once and for all the ravages of illegal immigration on our country and citizens.

Thank you Mississippi! LETS GO STATES! LETS UNITE and earn our title of the United States of America.