Blunt proposes laws to stop illegal immigration


Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007 at 4:39 p.m.

(AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt has proposed a series of new state laws to crack down on illegal immigration.

Blunt wants the legislature to require employers such as school districts and local governments to check the immigration status of all new hires.

During a visit Monday to suburban st. Louis, he also suggested tougher penalties for contractors who employ illegal immigrants and for anyone found transporting illegal immigrants.

The Democrats Monday trashed Blunt's immigration agenda.

They note that he once supported a White House immigration plan that included amnesty.

And they say he has failed to punish people who employ illegals by blocking their access to tax credits.

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