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Stricter DUI, immigration laws take effect

LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press
Posted January 1, 2011 at midnight

NASHVILLE - Drivers who get behind the wheel after having too much to drink and individuals who can't prove they're in the country legally face tougher consequences in Tennessee with the start of the new year.

In Tennessee, another law taking effect today targets illegal immigration. The measure requires jailers to report individuals who don't have legal documentation to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Homeland Security Department.

Some jails, including the one in Nashville, had been involved with a voluntary ICE program that did the same thing. The new law puts the requirement into place in all cities and counties.

Stephen Fotopulos, executive director of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, said his group opposes the law because "it's a huge unfunded mandate on local governments, with no public safety benefit."

"It creates an unreasonable burden on local jailers to become immigration experts," Fotopulos said.

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