Thread: Lawmaker has new strategies going after illegal immigrants

Lawmaker has new strategies going after illegal immigrants
Howard Fischer

PHOENIX — The architect of Arizona’s new employer sanctions law ,which takes effect Tuesday, is crafting a series of new measures aimed at those who entered the country illegally.

Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, told Capitol Media Services he is introducing measures this legislative session to:

• Expand the state crime of trespass to cover anyone in this country without authorization;

• Require proof of legal presence in this country to register a vehicle or get a title;

• Deny workers’ compensation benefits to undocumented workers injured on the job;

• Bar local communities from having policies which prohibit police officers from checking the immigration status of those they encounter.

Pearce also has some “cleanupâ€

Where does one send financial support to Rep. Pearce's reelection campaign?