Ohio Immigration Bill Returns

Middletown Journal
By Josh Sweigart, Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

State Sen. Cates says law could help county officials curtail ‘flood of illegal aliens.’

A local state senator is taking another stab at a controversial change to Ohio law that will give county sheriffs more leeway to enforce immigration laws.

As immigration reform has languished on the national stage, Sen. Gary Cates, R-West Chester Twp., said southwest Ohio has seen “a flood of illegal aliensâ€