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05-16-2006, 10:31 PM #1
AZ Senate passes Imm Bill next the House and Gov
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Arizona Senate OKs immigration bill for state
May 16, 2006, 05:29 PM MST
The Arizona Senate on Tuesday approved a sweeping bill which supporters contend would crack down on illegal immigration.
Key elements of the Republican-drafted proposal would pay for sending National Guard troops to the border, criminalize illegal immigrants' presence in Arizona and impose new sanctions on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
The Senate approved the package on a 18-7 vote, attaching its numerous provisions to a House-passed bill on employer sanctions. Senate approval sent the bill (HB2577) back to the House to consider the Senate's changes.
House passage would send it to Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, who previously vetoed several bills containing earlier versions of several provisions, including the trespassing change and the National Guard funding.
The Senate acted one day after President Bush announced that he wants to use National Guard troops to support border enforcement.
The GOP-led Senate rejected numerous Democratic amendments to toughen the employer sanctions even though several Republicans sided with Democrats on some of the proposals.
Republicans said the package was a comprehensive approach that targets employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, bars illegal immigrants from receiving certain public services and provides new laws and funding for law enforcement.
"If this bill does not become law, we will have the continuation of the wink and the nod system," said Sen. Dean Martin, R-Phoenix.
Democratic Sen. Bill Brotherton of Phoenix said the bill's employer sanctions were toothless. "This is not a good start. It's not a good finish," Brotherton said.
While there's no hammer to hit employers who falsely swear they've complied with hiring laws, an illegal immigrant who signs something falsely would be guilty of a felony, Brotherton said. "That's not fair. That's not just."
Several Republicans said they didn't much like the bill. But, "half a loaf is better than no loaf at all," said Sen. Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu City.Illegal aliens remain exempt from American laws, while they DEMAND American rights...
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05-16-2006, 10:52 PM #2
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Arizona is really showing leadership for the border states. This bill along with the work that sheriff Arpaio is doing reflects how Arizona is actually getting tough on illegal immigration. Now the other border states and Bush need to pay attention.
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