Hello Ohio FIRE Coalition members,
From NumbersUSA comes word that there is huge progress in the individual states in the fight against illegal immigration.
Just in recent months the States of Montana, Alabama, Florida, and Indiana have either passed, or taken big steps towards passing, legislation against illegal immigration.
Steps taken include mandating E-verify to make sure that jobs go to American citizens and legal residents, strengthening requirements to get drivers' licenses, and making use of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program so that any social welfare benefits at the state level go only to American citizens.
Click this link to read the whole story from NumbersUSA.
It looks like Oklahoma will also pass SB91 which will require all candidates to present identification qualifications for candidacy. Voter ID was passed in November 2010, so hopefully the OK election process should catch both illegal candidates and illegal voters.
I got word from a fellow FIRE member who personally spoke with an OK committee rep. that their HB1446 will surely be passed. It will enable every county in OK to seize and confiscate property owned by foreign nationals who violate OK laws. It passed House AND Senate, now sits in the OK immigration committee. Tuesday, April 22, the chairman told my source that they are working on the penalty clauses. This is major legislation in OK and you can copy on the webpage
www.lsb.state.ok.us/ Penalties are the only protection against sanctuary.
We need to see this progress in Ohio. As states around the country tighten up their laws against illegal immigration, illegal immigrants will either return to their home country or migrate to states with less restrictions, such as OHIO. We will get only more illegal immigrants as a result.
We need to call/email our politicians in Columbus to step up NOW!
WWW.OHIOSENATE.GOV WILL GIVE YOU A MAP TO LOCATE YOUR OHIO STATE SENATOR AND CONTACT INFO!
When any legislation goes to committee, I will alert you with that committee's contact info.
Claudia