Feb 23, 2011 6:40pm PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has passed a bill that would make it a state crime to employ an illegal immigrant.
If the bill becomes law, anyone who knowingly employs an illegal immigrant would face up to a $1,000 fine for the first offense, with possible jail time for future offenses.

The Senate passed the bill 23-12 on Wednesday. It now moves to the House.

South Dakota joins other states in considering bills this year that deal with illegal immigrants, after Arizona passed anti-illegal immigration laws last year.

By one estimate, the state has about 2,000 illegal immigrants out of a population of about 814,000.
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