Thread: Delph pitching new bill on illegal immigration

Delph pitching new bill on illegal immigration
5:38 PM, Jan. 14, 2011 |
Written by
Mary Beth Schneider

A bill to crack down on immigrants who come here illegally, as well as those who knowingly hire them, has been filed by Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel.

Delph, who has pursued legislation in the past to combat the flow of illegal immigrants, is going further than before in this bill. It would also bar the use of any language but English in government offices and forms, with few exceptions, and also bar illegal immigrants from getting in-state tuition or financial aid at Indiana universities.

He also wants the state to calculate what illegal immigration costs Indiana, including for health care, education and law enforcement, and submit it to the federal government for reimbursement. And those businesses which repeatedly are proven to have knowingly employed an illegal immigrant could be put out of business by the state.

Delph said he expects the bill to get a hearing in the Senate on Feb. 2.

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The main problem with these bills is that there are still to many liberal symps that knock them down , or to many neo cons that are afraid to tweak the "hispanics"


Illegal is illegal but the problem is that this country is under invasion by illegals from mexico mainly , they have a vast number of supporters , advo groups and traitors that are aiding them.

The answers are harsh and brutal and not coming any time soon

This country doesn't have the stomach for what it would take to fix it

Not yet anyway

the fed gov should have to reimburse the states for the cost of illegals, especially if they are trying to enforce immigration laws.

Moving to News

Originally Posted by stevetheroofer

A bill to crack down on immigrants who come here illegally

"You can't move it to news it has Illegal and immigrant in the same sentence!" That's just wrong! This is a roofer thing isn't it?

Group decries immigration bill

Hispanic caucus says the measure, if passed, may encourage profiling

Jan 16, 2011
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Written by
Bill McCleery

A bill intended to crack down on illegal immigration in Indiana could "escalate the kind of rhetoric that we can link directly to . . . sad events" such as the recent killings in Arizona, the president of the Indiana Latino Democratic Caucus said Saturday.

"Senator (Mike) Delph is trying to do what he thinks is best," the group's president, Pedro Roman, said Saturday in announcing the caucus' opposition to the proposed legislation. "He's a good man of good will, I have no doubt, but we do need to be careful about escalating this kind of rhetoric."

Delph, R-Carmel, took exception to Roman's suggestion that his proposal might stir hatred or incivility.

"The senseless tragedy in Arizona was at the hands of a deranged lunatic," Delph said. "To try to bring that tragedy into a legitimate debate on public policy is both offensive and absurd."

Delph's proposal would require local police, any time they stop someone for a violation, to ask for proof of legal residency if they have reasonable suspicion that a person is not a citizen or legal visitor. It would instruct police to follow procedures "without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity or national origin."

The bill also would increase investigative actions and toughen penalties against businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants. In addition, it would require that more government functions be carried out only in English, reducing the numbers of forms, Web sites and documents offered in different languages.

Members of the Indiana Latino Democratic Caucus oppose Delph's proposal, Roman said, because they think it would result in ethnic profiling, despite Delph's attempts to insert language forbidding discriminatory practices. In addition, Roman said, they think it would have the effect of discouraging even legal immigrants from living in Indiana and contributing to the state's economy.

"When we start going after immigrants and considering their language or accent or physical appearance as probable cause (to believe a crime has been committed), then we invite people to leave," he said. "That could have bad consequences for the state of Indiana."

Roman said immigration is a matter best left to Congress and other federal authorities.

"Our local and state law enforcement agencies have enough to deal with," he said. "They are overwhelmed with just providing safety for all of us."

Roman, a native of Spain who has lived in Indiana since 1999, said he is not advocating ignoring problems associated with illegal immigration.

"We do have a problem with immigration," he said. "But the place for it to be resolved is the Congress of the United States."

Delph said he finds Roman's arguments unpersuasive.

"All these things you'll hear -- that it's a federal issue or that the law would be too burdensome on police -- these are all just excuses," he said. "Everyone always wants to try to make excuses for why the status quo is acceptable."

In addition, Delph said, "the business community that's going to oppose (the bill) is opposing it because they're making money off the exploitation of cheap labor."

Delph anticipates the Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor will hear public comments on his bill at 9 a.m. Feb. 2. The hearing location has not been finalized.

"I would encourage people to come testify," he said.

Roman said members of the Indiana Latino Democratic Caucus plan to be there.

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