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June 15, 2018 State & Local Legislation

Rhode Island Likely to Give Driver's Licenses to Illegal Alien "DACA" Recipients

Legislation to give drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens has reared its head in the Ocean State of Rhode Island repeatedly over at least the past five years, but never made it all the way through the process. In the guise of protecting “DACA” recipients, that now appears likely to change.
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June 15, 2018 State & Local Legislation

Two Local Governments Show Very Different Paths on Housing Immigration Detainees

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests illegal aliens, they have to house (“detain”) them somewhere while they’re in deportation proceedings. In some cases, it’s in facilities actually owned and run by ICE or other federal agencies, but more commonly it’s under contract, either with private companies or frequently with local jails.
Law Against Harboring Illegal Aliens
June 7, 2018 State & Local Legislation

New Vermont Law Makes Public Defenders Into Immigration Lawyers

The Green Mountain State of Vermont recently became the first in the nation to authorize, and in some cases actually require, that its taxpayer-funded public defenders appear in immigration proceedings in addition to state criminal court.
ICE Union Opposes Trump’s Immigration Framework
June 7, 2018 State & Local Legislation

New York and Illinois Push To Keep Out ICE

New York and Illinois have bills working through their legislatures that will severely restrict federal immigration authorities arrest authority as well as their access to state and local government buildings.
Taxpayers for Illegal Aliens
May 31, 2018 State & Local Legislation

California Bill Would Expand Taxpayer-Funded Health Coverage for Illegal Aliens

California's state legislature continues regularly passing bills granting new benefits to illegal aliens at the expense of American citizens and legal immigrants. Recently, Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 974, to pay for illegal aliens' health care costs through the state's "Medi-Cal" program.
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May 31, 2018 State & Local Legislation

Massachusetts Senate Adopts Sanctuary Budget Amendment

Unable to get their dangerous sanctuary state proposals passed as standalone bills, supporters of illegal aliens in Massachusetts have now resorted to playing games with the Bay State’s budget. On May 23, they managed to amend sanctuary language into the Massachusetts Senate’s budget bill.
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May 31, 2018 State & Local Legislation

California's Local Anti-Sanctuary Leaders Welcomed at the White House

Escondido, California, Mayor Sam Abed sharply rebuked California's dangerous sanctuary law in a recent guest column in the Washington Times, noting "the beginnings of the conditions that existed in the Lebanon that I left many decades ago are now rearing their ugly heads right here in America."
The Cost of Illegal Immigration to California
May 23, 2018 State & Local Legislation

California Passes Law to Keep Immigration Evidence Out of Court

On May 17, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed Senate Bill (SB) 785 into law, imposing sweeping new restrictions on when and how evidence of someone’s immigration status can be admitted into evidence or even mentioned in court.
Tennessee On a Map
May 23, 2018 State & Local Legislation

Tennessee Governor Allows Anti-Sanctuary Bill to Become Law

After weeks of pressure from all sides, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam (R) announced on May 21 that he would allow House Bill (HB) 2315—a bill dramatically strengthening the Volunteer State’s sanctuary-city ban—to become law without his signature. This has the same legal effect as if he had signed it.
Taxpayers are Subsidizing College to Cover the Cost of Illegal Aliens
May 17, 2018 State & Local Legislation

New Jersey and Missouri Take Opposite Sides on Funding Illegal Alien College Students

New Jersey and Missouri took dramatically different paths on the issue of illegal aliens seeking financial aid for college.