Other Immigration Bills around the Nation
Florida SB 2040:
- It requires the police to make a reasonable effort to determine the immigration status of people they arrest and jail.
- It requires most Indiana businesses to check immigration status of new employees
- It forbids distribution of state aid to illegal immigrants
- It prohibits local governments from refusing to abide by federal immigration law.
- This bill has been passed both by the Senate and the House and is now awaiting Governor Mitch Daniel’s signature.
- They require police to question the immigration status of anyone they reasonably suspect is in the country illegally
- They make it a crime to knowingly house, give a ride to, rent to or employ an illegal immigrant.
- SB 256 has been passed by the Senate but still needs House approval.
- HB 56 has been passed by the House but still needs Senate approval.
Tennessee SB 1141 and HB 670:
- Mandates every jailer in state to inspect the immigration documents of every person arrested
- Requires city and country jails in the state to report any person who may be in violation of immigration laws to the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement
- Includes similar clauses from Arizona's SB 1070 but are less harsh
- HB 670 has been passed by both the House and the Senate, and it has been signed by Governor Phil Bredesen
Arizona SB 1070:
- Makes it a state misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona without carrying the required documents
- Requires that state law enforcement officers attempt to determine an individual's immigration status during a lawful stop, detention, or arrest when there is a reasonable suspicion that the individual is an illegal alien
- It bars the state and local officials and agencies from restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws
- It cracks down on those sheltering, hiring, and transporting illegal aliens
- It has been passed by the Senate and the House, and it has been signed into law by Governor Jan Brower but controversial provisions were blocked by a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge
Utah HB 497:
- Includes similar clauses to those from Arizona's SB 1070
- Allows for state based-guest based worker programs.
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