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LISTEN LIVE: Immigration debate
JASON CLAYWORTH • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • April 16, 2008


Illegal immigrants would be unable to bail themselves out of jail and would have a tougher time finding work in Iowa under a proposal about to be debated today before the Iowa House.

Under House File 2686, law officials would have to hold illegal immigrants who have been arrested until charges were resolved or until federal immigration officials took custody of them.

Detaining illegal immigrants who are not deemed to be dangerous would create more congestion in Iowa's already overflowing jails and cost taxpayers millions of dollars, immigration advocates said.


And any person who is physically in the United States has the right to due process, which requires that the government uphold all of a person's legal rights during a prosecution process, opponents said.

Another part of the proposal would require all new employees to obtain a Midwest-issued driver's license or identification card, which will help stop the illegal hiring of undocumented workers, advocates of the proposal have said.

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