Thread: S.C.: Group wants state action on immigration

Posted on Fri, Nov. 16, 2007

Group wants state action on immigration

Business leaders say bill should be top priority when legislature convenes

MYRTLE BEACH — The federal government’s failure to pass an immigration bill makes it all but certain the S.C. General Assembly will pass a state reform bill when it returns to Columbia in January, business leaders believe.

Immigration reform has become the No. 1 political issue in South Carolina, surpassing tax reform, which topped the agenda last year, Otis Rawl, chief operating officer of the S.C. Chamber of Commerce, told attendees Thursday at the 28th Annual Summit.

“Something will pass at the state level, the pressure is too great,â€

Illegal immigration needs to be brought to the forefront in SC for obvious reasons but also to remind voters in SC that thier senator lindsay Graham is part of the problem and his recent vote against dream act shows he has felt the heat.He cannot be beaten by a democrat in SC.He must be beaten in the primary .His defeat would send message to politicians nation wide not to support amnesty.If you are from SC and know people intending to run against him put it out here so we can enciurage and support that person NOW,not 2 weeks before primary when its to late.