Ritchie Continues Fight for Tough Immigration Bill

Vows to shut down Senate to get vote on bill.

Columbia, SC - Senator Jim Ritchie (R-Spartanburg) today continued his fight for a tough illegal immigration reform bill. Senator Ritchie took the Senate floor and vowed to shut down all other legislation until senators agree to address a stronger standard for private employer verification by removing the I-9 from the list of options available to confirm someone’s employment eligibility. Senator Ritchie offered an amendment to H.3032 that would remove the federal I-9, leaving E-Verify and the South Carolina Driver’s License as the primary methods of confirming employment eligibility for new hires.

“I made a commitment to the people of South Carolina to use every method available to get a strong illegal immigration bill through the General Assembly this session; today is the next step in that commitment,â€