VA Republicans Unveil Proposals to Address Illegal Immigration August 29, 2007
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General Assembly Republicans Unveil Proposals
to Address Illegal Immigration

RICHMOND, VA – At a news briefing today, Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) and Senate Majority Leader Walter A. Stosch (R-Henrico), joined by Senator Jay O’Brien (R-Fairfax) and Delegate David B. Albo (R-Fairfax), unveiled a package of legislative measures to address the Commonwealth’s growing influx of illegal aliens and the challenges of providing costly government services and other benefits to them.

The package of legislation includes both proposals that would allow state and local authorities to cooperate with federal immigration officials, as well as strengthen Virginia’s enforcement capabilities in dealing with illegal immigrants who have committed additional crimes. In addition, the proposals would preserve the benefits of state-supported higher education, including lower tuition rates, to legal residents and those with valid student visas.

“Honest, law-abiding Virginia taxpayers have had enough,â€