Thread: Tennessee lawmakers going to Arizona to show support

Shipley among Tennessee lawmakers going to Arizona to show support for immigration law.


By David Mcavoy
Published: July 19, 2010


A group of Tennessee lawmakers will be traveling to Arizona next week to show their support for the western state's tough new immigration law. Tony Shipley of Kingsport will join two state Senators and three other state Representatives on July 30th on a trip to Arizona. Shipley says they will meet with Governor Jan Brewer, Majority Leader Chuck Gray, and the sponsor of the Arizona bill, Senator Russell Pearce. They will be delivering the resolution the Tennessee General Assembly passed showing their support for the bill, as well as gathering information.

"We will be considering the same type of legislation for Tennessee in the upcoming 107th General Assembly," says Shipley, "we believe the state has the right to protect its citizens." He says he doesn't want trouble caused by illegal immigrants in other states to make its way to the Volunteer state. "Some of the border towns inside the United States are having running gun battles now between illegal immigrants, drug people, and so forth," he says, "we don't want to see that migrate to Tennessee."

Shipley says safety is his top concern, but their are financial reasons to enact similar legislation in Tennessee. He says illegal immigrants cost Tennessee taxpayers around $360 million dollars in expenses last year. However, he says that it's important to understand he has no problem with immigrants who come to the country the right way. "We certainly support legal immigration," he says, "no problem, obey our laws, obey our border, and do it the way you're supposed to." But he says those who don't should be punished fully. "Break our law, go to jail, get deported."


http://www2.tricities.com/news/2010/jul ... ar-345351/

Great news from some real patriots.