Thread: Virginia wants tough immigration curb; it's already law

Virginia wants tough immigration curb; it's already law

Posted: Jul 22, 2012 8:55 AM PDT<em class="wnDate">Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:55 AM EST</em>Updated: Jul 22, 2012 8:57 AM PDT<em class="wnDate">Sunday, July 22, 2012 11:57 AM EST</em>by BOB LEWIS
AP Political Writer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The results of last week's Quinnipiac Poll question on immigration were clear and loud: Virginians want a tough Arizona-style law allowing police to check the legal status of those stopped or arrested.

Guess what: a 2008 state law requires officers to check every person they arrest to determine whether they're in the country legally.

Virginia long ago mandated checks on arrests and in many other circumstances, including admission to a state hospital, to obtain a driver's license, Medicaid benefits and, in some cases, employment.

There are dozens of checkpoints aimed at weeding out illegal aliens in Virginia law, and some go back generations.

But that doesn't stop state lawmakers from pushing for more restrictions.

Says the Virginia ACLU's Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, "We've been at this for a long time."

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well Im live in NYC & I would like to see the same thing. the illegal immigrants do what the hell they want . no two
way about it . i said to one of them you would Not pull this in your country they did not like it . they was P//
& I don't care BS
No amnesty or Dream act