Thread: Good news from Ohio!

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate has approved two immigration proposals sponsored by state Sen. Gary Cates, R-West Chester Twp.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 and Senate Bill 260 seek to reduce the strain illegal immigration has placed on local, state and federal resources, while establishing the opportunity for a key partnership between the federal government and local law enforcement to detain those who have violated immigration laws, according to Cates' office.


SB 260 would grant local law enforcement additional tools to help federal officials enforce the law and deal with the challenges that illegal immigration poses for local governments. Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones and Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper testified for the bill in January.

SB 260 would authorize a county sheriff, upon the request of federal immigration officials, to also assist in the investigation and apprehension of illegal aliens who violate civil provisions of the law.

SCR 16 urges the president and Congress "to secure our nation's borders and to aggressively enforce all existing federal immigration laws." SCR 16 will now move to the Ohio House.

http://www.middletownjournal.com/hp/con ... rbill.html

Good news Indeed, Lets keep making shure that existing laws are enforced!

That is good news. Do they expect the governor to sign it?

Thanks for the info.

Wow. More good news today! Thanks for posting.

Let's HOPE and PRAY that the governor DOES sign it!

Yes excellent news, my fingers are crossed here! Ok the Senate did their job governer how about you?

Have been trying to find out what way the Ohio House leans on this I did talk to Mr. Cates office and the person there did not have much to say about what way he thought the House and governer would go on it.I could not reach my representative but all I got was an answering machine,will try again tomorrow.

I urge all Ohians to pick up the phone and call your state rep. lets get this passed.

They can pass all the laws they want but until they are arrested and removed from the United States nothing is solved......