Thread: OK: House approves broad bill targeting illegal immigrants

By The Associated Press
The Oklahoma House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill targeting illegal immigrants that would block their access to jobs and state benefits.

The Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007, by Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, now faces an uncertain fate in the Oklahoma Senate, where several anti-immigration bills died last month in committee for lack of action.

The vote was 88-9 for the bill, which House members said was needed because the federal government had failed to tackle the contentious issue.

Some lawmakers who voted for the bill said they were complying with the wishes of their constituents to do something about illegal immigration, but complained the measure had racial overtones.

Rep. Glenn Bud Smithson, D-Sallisaw, said he was voting for the bill, but hoped he would not look back on his vote with shame.

"We have a history of treating people bad and regretting it later," said Smithson, recalling broken treaties with American Indians, the treatment of blacks in a segregated society and denial of the right to vote to women for much of the nation's history.

Rep. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, said illegal immigration "will lead to the destruction of America" if it is not checked.

He called undocumented workers "criminal invaders."

In a statement, House Speaker Lance Cargill, R-Harrah, said illegal immigration is a hidden tax on Oklahoma families. "It is costing us hundreds of millions of dollars a year," he said.

But other House members argued that undocumented workers pay taxes and help the economy by filling low-income jobs.

Rep. David Braddock, D-Altus, said a guest worker program such as one once proposed by President Bush should be put in place by the federal government.

The bill would repeal a 2003 state law that allows illegal immigrants to get in-state tuition if they graduate from high school in Oklahoma after two years of attendance. Officials say 244 students are attending college under that program.

It would restrict eligibility for state driver's licenses to citizens and legal immigrants, require state and local agencies to verify citizenship and immigration status of applicants for benefits and require public employers to tap into an electronic employment verification system.

Private employers could voluntarily use the database operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to determine work eligibility.

The bill would create a fraudulent document division at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate instances where illegal immigrants get phony documents.

Some lawmakers quoted biblical scripture in opposing the bill.

Rep. Shane Jett, R-Tecumseh, quoted a passage in Exodus when God told Jews not to "vex a stranger nor oppress him" and to remember that they were once foreigners in Egypt.

"We should not villianize and certainly not criminalize their desire to improve themselves," said Jett, who was not in the chamber when the vote was taken after 3 1/2 hours of consideration.

Terrill said opponents used overheated claims to try to sidetrack the measure. "I think we've got a great bill," he said.

He said illegal immigration is a growing problem that poses both economic and national security risks.

http://www.newsok.com/article/3023420

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 51st Legislature (2007)

HOUSE BILL 1804 By: Terrill





AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to illegal immigration; creating the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007; stating legislative purpose; making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; amending 21 O.S. 2001, Section 1550.42, which relates to identification documentation; requiring issuance of identification documents to certain persons; providing exceptions; stating period of validity; providing for renewal under certain circumstances; providing presumption of validity for renewal, duplication or reissuance of driver license; requiring determination of citizenship status for persons charged with certain crime; requiring verification of persons determined to be a foreign national; providing time limitation for verification; requiring notification to certain entities; deeming certain persons to be a flight risk; requiring certain entity to prepare and issue certain guidelines and procedures; defining terms; requiring participation in certain pilot program; prohibiting certain persons from entering into contracts; providing an exception; providing for cause of action under certain circumstances; requiring certain agency to promulgate certain rules and regulations; requiring agencies and political subdivisions to verify lawful presence of persons applying for certain benefits; providing for nondiscriminatory treatment; excluding verification under certain circumstances; requiring execution of affidavit; requiring certain applicant to receive benefits through the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement Program; making certain actions subject to certain criminal penalties; authorizing adoption of variations to stated requirements; requiring certain entities to submit an annual compliance report; requiring Secretary of State to monitor certain program; requiring publication of annual report and certain recommendations; requiring the withholding of percentage of state income tax under certain circumstances; providing for tax liability for noncompliance; providing an exception; directing Attorney General to negotiate terms of certain memorandum; requiring certain signatures; prohibiting certain actions by government entities; authorizing private right of action under certain circumstances; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.





BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007”.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The State of Oklahoma finds that illegal immigration is causing economic hardship and lawlessness in this state and that illegal immigration is encouraged by public agencies within this state that provide public benefits without verifying immigration status. The State of Oklahoma further finds that 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, and that 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.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 446 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport, move, or attempt to transport within the United States any alien knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law, in furtherance of the illegal presence of the alien in the United States.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal, harbor, or shelter from detection any alien in any place, including any building or means of transportation, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.
C. Any person violating the provisions of subsections A or B of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2001, Section 1550.42, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1550.42 A. The following entities may create, publish or otherwise manufacture an identification document, identification card, or identification certificate and may possess an engraved plate or other such devise for the printing of such identification; provided, the name of the issuing entity shall be clearly printed upon the face of the identification:
1. Businesses, companies, corporations, service organizations and federal, state and local governmental agencies for employee identification which is designed to identify the bearer as an employee;
2. Businesses, companies, corporations and service organizations for customer identification which is designed to identify the bearer as a customer or member;
3. Federal, state and local government agencies for purposes authorized or required by law or any legitimate purpose consistent with the duties of such an agency, including but not limited to, voter identification cards, driver's driver licenses, nondriver's nondriver identification cards, passports, birth certificates and social security cards;
4. Any public school or state or private educational institution, as defined by Sections 1‑106, 21‑101 or 3102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to identify the bearer as an administrator, faculty member, student or employee;
5. Any professional organization or labor union to identify the bearer as a member of the professional organization or labor union; and
6. Businesses, companies or corporations which manufacture medical‑alert identification for the wearer thereof.
B. All identification documents as provided for in paragraph 3 or 4 of subsection A of this section shall be issued only to United States citizens, legal permanent resident aliens, or holders of valid unexpired nonimmigrant visas.
C. The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not apply when an applicant presents, in person, valid documentary evidence of:
1. A valid, unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United States;
2. A pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
3. Admission into the United States in refugee status;
4. A pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;
5. Approved deferred action status; or
6. A pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent residence status or conditional resident status.
Upon approval, the applicant may be issued an identification document provided for in paragraph 3 or 4 of subsection A of this section. Such identification document shall be valid only during the period of time of the authorized stay of the applicant in the United States or if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one (1) year. Any identification document issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall clearly indicate that it is temporary and shall state the date that the identification document expires. Such identification document may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the applicant qualified for the identification document has been extended by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service or the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
D. Any driver license for which an application has been made for renewal, duplication or reissuance shall be presumed to have been issued in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this section, provided that, at the time the application is made, the driver license has not expired, or been cancelled, suspended or revoked. The requirements of subsection C of this section shall apply, however, to a renewal, duplication or reissuance if the Department of Public Safety is notified by a local, state or federal government agency that the individual seeking such renewal, duplication or reissuance is neither a citizen of the United States nor legally in the United States.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 171.2 of Title 22, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. When a person charged with a felony or with driving under the influence pursuant to Section 11-902 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes is confined, for any period, in the jail of the county, any municipality or a jail operated by a regional jail authority, a reasonable effort shall be made to determine the citizenship status of the person so confined.
B. If the prisoner is a foreign national, the keeper of the jail or other officer shall make a reasonable effort to verify that the prisoner has been lawfully admitted to the United States and if lawfully admitted, that such lawful status has not expired. If verification of lawful status can not be made from documents in the possession of the prisoner, verification shall be made within forty-eight hours through a query to the Law Enforcement Support Center of the United States Department of Homeland Security or other office or agency designated for that purpose by the United States Department of Homeland Security. If the prisoner is determined not to be lawfully admitted to the United States, the keeper of the jail or other officer shall notify the United States Department of Homeland Security.
C. For the purpose of determining the grant of or issuance of bond, a person whose citizenship status has been verified pursuant to subsection B of this section to be a foreign national who has not been lawfully admitted to the United States, shall be deemed to be a risk of flight.
D. The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association shall prepare and issue guidelines and procedures used to comply with the provisions of this section.
SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1312 of Title 25, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in Sections 6 and 7 of this act, the term:
1. “Basic Pilot Program” shall mean the electronic verification of work authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996, P.L 104-208, Division C, Section 403(a); 8 U.S.C. 1324a, and operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or any equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or any other designated federal agency authorized to verify the work authorization status of newly hired employees, pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), D.L. 99-603;
2. “Public employer” means every department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state; and
3. “Subcontractor” includes a subcontractor, contract employee, staffing agency, or any contractor regardless of its tier.
SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1313 of Title 25, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Every public employer shall register and participate in the Basic Pilot Program to verify the work authorization status of all new employees.
B. 1. No public employer shall enter into a contract for the physical performance of services within this state unless the contractor registers and participates in the Basic Pilot Program to verify the work authorization status of all new employees.
2. No contractor or subcontractor who enters a contract with a public employer shall enter into such a contract or subcontract in connection with the physical performance of services within this state unless the contractor or subcontractor registers and participates in the Basic Pilot Program to verify information of all new employees.
3. The discharge of any United States citizen or permanent resident alien employee by an employer of this state, who, on the date of the discharge employed an unauthorized alien, shall be an unfair trade practice as defined in Section 752 of Title 15 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The discharged employee shall have a private cause of action for such unfair trade practice.
C. The provisions of this section shall be enforced without regard to race or national origin.
D. The Department of Labor shall prescribe forms and promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary in order to administer and effectuate the provisions of this section and publish such rules and regulations on the Department of Labor website.
SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 71 of Title 56, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section or where exempted by federal law, every agency or a political subdivision of this state shall verify the lawful presence in the United States of any natural person fourteen (14) years of age or older who has applied for state or local public benefits, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1621, or for federal public benefits, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1611, that is administered by an agency or a political subdivision of this state.
B. The provisions of this section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin.
C. Verification of lawful presence under the provisions of this section shall not be required:
1. For any purpose for which lawful presence in the United States is not restricted by law, ordinance, or regulation;
2. For assistance for health care items and services that are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 1396b(v)(3), of the alien involved and are not related to an organ transplant procedure;
3. For short-term, noncash, in-kind emergency disaster relief;
4. For public health assistance for immunizations with respect to diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease; or
5. For programs, services, or assistance such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter specified by the United States Attorney General, in the sole and unreviewable discretion of the United States Attorney General after consultation with appropriate federal agencies and departments, which:
a. deliver in-kind services at the community level, including through public or private nonprofit agencies,
b. do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on the income or resources of the individual recipient, and
c. are necessary for the protection of life or safety;
or
6. For prenatal care.
D. Verification of lawful presence in the United States by the agency or political subdivision required to make such verification shall require that the applicant execute an affidavit under penalty of perjury that:
1. He or she is a United States citizen; or
2. He or she is a qualified alien under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, and is lawfully present in the United States.
E. For any applicant who has executed the affidavit described in paragraph 2 of subsection D of this section, eligibility for benefits shall be made through the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or a successor program designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Until such eligibility verification is made, the affidavit may be presumed to be proof of lawful presence for the purposes of this section.
F. Any person who knowingly and willfully makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement of representation in an affidavit executed pursuant to subsection D of this section shall be
subject to criminal penalties applicable in this state for fraudulently obtaining public assistance program benefits. If the affidavit constitutes a false claim of U.S. citizenship under 18 U.S.C. Section 911 a complaint shall be filed by the agency requiring the affidavit with the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
G. Agencies or political subdivisions of this state may adopt variations to the requirements of the provisions of this section which demonstrably improve the efficiency or reduce delay in the verification process, or to provide for adjudication of unique individual circumstances where the verification procedures in this section would impose unusual hardship on a legal resident of Oklahoma.
H. It shall be unlawful for any agency or a political subdivision of this state to provide any state, local, or federal benefit, as defined in 8 U.S.C. Section 1621 or 8 U.S.C. Section 1611, in violation of the provisions of this section.
I. Each state agency or department which administers any program of state or local public benefits shall provide an annual report to the Office of the Secretary of State with respect to its compliance with the provisions of this section. Any and all errors shall be reported to the United States Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall monitor the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement program and its verification application errors and significant delays and shall provide an annual public report on such errors and significant delays, and recommendations to ensure that the application of the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement program is not erroneously denying benefits to legal residents of Oklahoma.
SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2385.32 of Title 68, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The employer shall be required to withhold state income tax at the rate of six percent (6%) of the amount of compensation paid to an individual which compensation is required to be reported on Form 1099 and with respect to which the individual has failed to provide a valid Social Security Number, issued by the U.S. Social Security Administration.
B. Any employer who fails to comply with the withholding requirements of this subsection shall be liable for the taxes required to have been withheld unless such employer is exempt from federal withholding with respect to such individual pursuant to a properly filed Internal Revenue Service Form 8233 or its equivalent, and has provided a copy of such form to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 20J of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Attorney General is authorized and directed to negotiate the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the State of Oklahoma and the United States Department of Justice or the United States Department of Homeland Security concerning the enforcement of federal immigration and custom laws, detention and removals, and investigations in the State of Oklahoma.
B. The Memorandum of Understanding negotiated pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be signed on behalf of this state by the Attorney General and the Governor or as otherwise required by the appropriate federal agency.
C. No local government, whether acting through its governing body or by an initiative, referendum, or any other process, shall enact any ordinance or policy that limits or prohibits a law enforcement officer, local official, or local government employee from communicating or cooperating with federal officials with regard to the immigration status of any person within this state.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no government entity or official within the State of Oklahoma, may prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the United States Department of Homeland Security, information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or agency may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a public employee from doing any of the following with respect to information regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:
1. Sending such information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security;
2. Maintaining such information; or
3. Exchanging such information with any other federal, state, or local government entity.
F. The provisions of this section shall allow for a private right of action by any natural or legal person lawfully domiciled in this state to file for a writ of mandamus to compel any non-cooperating local state governmental agency to comply with such reporting laws.
SECTION 11. This act shall become effective November 1, 2007.

51-1-5519 GRS 01/09/07

http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08b...hb1804_int.rtf

So help me, I cannot find anything in this piece of legislation that could be construed to be racist! I am so tired of people using this race card, in this matter I could go on the warpath! I am going to write Rep. Jett, and remind him that we are now living under the New Testament, that Jesus, himself, said to the people, they must obey the laws of the land, what is so hard about that? I will ask him why he feels the compulsion, to want to take care of Mexico's people or wherever these illegals come from, instead of taking care of the American people, and most specifically the good people in okla who voted him into office to speak for them, not for the illegals who come here! To Rep. Smithson, democrat from Sallisaw, I will let him know that I as an Indian, have no guilt feelings whatsoever, in wanting to see our immigration laws enforced, our country respected once again as a Nation of Laws,and that I take great offense to him in implying the plight of the Illegal immigrants, compare in any way to the plight of the way the gov. treated the Indians once upon a time in our history, as that is comparing apples and oranges, and must not be compared to in this circumstance! I feel he was being very patronizing to the Indians here in Okla, in the way he is trying to use them for his own agenda! I resent that mightily. In fact, I am so angry, I am going right now to write those letters.

My letter to Rep. Jett, who didn't even bother to be in the chamber to vote for this important piece legislature!

Dear Rep.Jett,
I am writing to you to let you know how important the passage of HB 1804, which I feel, is one of the most important pieces of legislature to come out of the House.Oklahomans, are a most generous, and compassionate people, Sir, but the burdens that illegal immigration has placed on our citizens are a little to much to bear, so that big business might have their "cheap labor", I might add at the expense of our citizens who most assuredly would be glad to do those jobs at a wage that would enable them to take care of their families. I cannot understand why our leaders in Washington,are failing so miserably in listening to their constituents begging them to please do not give amnesty to these illegal immigrants thereby, most assuredly promising that millions more of illegal immigrants will pour over our porous borders wanting that amnesty for themselves.Sadly, citizens now are dependent on state and local leaders to enforce their own immigration laws to relieve them of this burden.Personally Sir, I call this unfair taxation without representation, by forcing Legal citizens to subsidize the care of illegal immigrants so that big business might choose this cheap labor over the labor of legal citizens who ask for a decent wage to take care of their families.Forcing us Sir, to pay for the health care of illegal immigrants, when we in turn are being forced to take a second mortgage on our homes and property to pay for our own and our families health care, I ask you sir, how arrogant is that of our leaders to force this almost obscenity on our own citizens?
I also want to address a statement you made after this bill passed the house, I believe you said this sir," Rep. Shane Jett, R-Tecumseh, quoted a passage in Exodus when God told Jews not to "vex a stranger nor oppress him" and to remember that they were once foreigners in Egypt.Sir, I want to remind you, it was the Legal citizens of this state who voted to place you in a position of power to oversee their needs and concerns, not the needs of illegal immigrants who disrespect our laws by sneaking over our borders illegally to take our jobs! I would also remind you Rep. Jett, that Jesus himself, said to the people to obey the laws of the land, do you think he meant only certain laws were to be obeyed?Our people are tired Sir, of our leaders, failing us so miserably by turning their backs on us and our protest of this illegal immigration in our country, do you know Sir, that approx 4000 Americans a year are killed by these illegal immigrants?Now our gov. has even stooped to imprisoning our own border guards instead of putting in prison a drug smuggler who smuggled millions of dollars of drugs into our country not once but twice, to induce our children into a terrible life on drugs.We are tired of it Sir, and I will tell you, those leaders who insist on putting the needs of illegal immigrants before the needs of legal citizens of this country will be replaced at the polls next time they are up for re-election.I noticed sir, the article I read, stated you were not in the chamber for the vote for this important legislation, so I take that to mean, you no longer feel a duty to the constituents who placed you in office, so I figure they will feel the same for you when next time you need them to vote for you.
Good day to you Rep. Jett, I ask you to please not use as important a book as the Bible is, to further your own agenda, most Oklahomans are probably as well read in it as you are I assure you.

My letter to Rep. Smithson.
Dear Rep. Smithson,
I am writing to thank you, and the other house members for passing HB 1804, as one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration bills in the country.This bill is so important to our great state of Oklahoma, esp. since our Federal gov, is failing so miserably to do their job of enforcing our immigration laws.Our President, keeps telling us on one hand we are a Nation of Laws, while on the other hand,failing to see that our laws are obeyed, does that mean we are a nation of selective laws? Our United State leaders esp. the Senators, are so blindly turning away from the American people, in their pandering to the illegal immigrants and their pro-illegal groups. At least 70 percent of Americans want our immigration laws enforced and our border secured, they are being negligent in their duty to the people who placed them in a position of power to do their wishes only to see them turn away to the big business lobbyist, and special interest groups such as La Rosa.Our State leaders must take up for their citizens, as now we depend on you, to protect us from the burdens that Illegal immigration has placed on the American tax payers.
Rep. Smithson, I read a statement you made,after the bill was passed in the house, saying this," "We have a history of treating people bad and regretting it later," said Smithson, recalling broken treaties with American Indians, the treatment of blacks in a segregated society and denial of the right to vote to women for much of the nation's history." I want to tell you Rep. Smithson, I as a Choctaw Indian really resent, the comparison you made between the plight of American Indians and the plight of Illegal Immigrants, law breakers who are in our country illegally, disrespecting our laws. Indians, Sir,are the only indignant people of this great nation, and I feel you show disrespect to even compare the one to the other.Black Americans Sir, were bought here against their will, in chains, and treated worse then animals, nothing to even remotely compare between them and the illegal immigrants either in this case. As for Women, well Sir, it is a shameless fact, as to the way they have been treated all over the world, not just in America,surely Sir, their plight, would not compare to the illegals in any circumstance. I would hope Rep. Smithson, that you can find some way to free yourself of the guilt you are feeling, for illegal immigrants in our state so that you may put your constituents who voted to place you in office to work to the best of your ability to carry out their wishes, and not the wishes of people who are here illegally.There is no reason Sir, to feel guilty ever, about putting the needs and concerns of Legal American citizens,before the concerns you might feel about the plight of illegal immigrants, who would march in our streets, waving a foreign flag, that of Mexico, demanding their rights, how arrogant can you be, I might ask. We have only been guilty, of enabling these people to come here, take our jobs,enabled them to retain their language by making it so easy as if they were to dumb to learn our language, we had to put every directions you might think of in Spanish, you might ask yourself, why have we done that when we have not done so for any other foreign language that immigrants might use?
In closing, again, I thank you, for passing this wonderful bill to protect the legal citizens of Oklahoma and through your example, hopefully, other states might do the same for their own citizens.

Thats gooood Nitty ought to get some attention!! way to go, pays to get mad sometimes.