Thread: KS: Senate committee cuts proposals on illegal immig bill

Kansas Senate committee cuts proposals on illegal immigration bill
By DAVID KLEPPER and JEANNINE KORANDA
The Star’s Topeka correspondent

WHIMP OUT!!!

TOPEKA | Kansas lawmakers backed off aggressive proposals to crack down on illegal immigration Wednesday.

A Kansas Senate committee endorsed an immigration reform bill after eliminating proposals that are most important to those wanting the state to take a tough stand on the issue. The committee stripped from the bill:

•A requirement that businesses check new hires against E-Verify, a federal database of legal workers;

•Criminal penalties for businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants;

•Requirements that local police do more to enforce immigration law.

The bill, SB 458, as currently written would stiffen penalties for employment identity fraud, human trafficking and the exploitation of illegal immigrants, and have the attorney general work with federal authorities on illegal immigration investigations.

Supporters of the revised bill said it balances the need to do more about illegal immigration against concerns of businesses worried about onerous rules and penalties. Those who want more aggressive action, however, said they’re afraid pressure from business interests could doom their efforts.

[size=150][color=red][b]“Every important part of the bill was taken out,â€

Pathetic.