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Lawmakers try to further restrict services to illegal immigrants

PHOENIX Four months after voters approved Proposition 200, advocates for limiting immigration now want the Legislature to prohibit people who sneak into the country from adopting children or attending college here.
Proponents of the proposal say additional restrictions are needed to discourage illegal immigration because the state shoulders huge health care and education costs for migrants and their families.

Opponents questioned whether the proposed changes would reduce illegal immigration in Arizona, the busiest illegal entry point on the nation's southern border.

The proposal goes a step further than the restrictions placed on illegal immigrants by Proposition 200, a voter initiative that won easy approval in November.

It would require the state to check the immigration status of the parents of students before they can enroll in primary and secondary schools.

Similar citizenship checks would have to be made on applicants for adult education classes. The proposal also would deny state housing assistance to illegal immigrants.

http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=3027956

Lawmakers try to further restrict services to illegal immigrants

PHOENIX Four months after voters approved Proposition 200, advocates for limiting immigration now want the Legislature to prohibit people who sneak into the country from adopting children or attending college here.
Proponents of the proposal say additional restrictions are needed to discourage illegal immigration because the state shoulders huge health care and education costs for migrants and their families.

Opponents questioned whether the proposed changes would reduce illegal immigration in Arizona, the busiest illegal entry point on the nation's southern border.

The proposal goes a step further than the restrictions placed on illegal immigrants by Proposition 200, a voter initiative that won easy approval in November.

It would require the state to check the immigration status of the parents of students before they can enroll in primary and secondary schools.

Similar citizenship checks would have to be made on applicants for adult education classes. The proposal also would deny state housing assistance to illegal immigrants.