Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Is this Pennsylvania ... or Arizona?

It is increasingly hard to tell the difference between the two....
Below is a list of all the bills that have been introduced to the PA legislature this session relating to immigration:
HB 41: Requires applicants for a wide variety of public benefits to show government-issued ID to prove their legal status

HB 355: An omnibus bill including provisions prohibiting human trafficking, requiring local law enforcement and agencies distributing public benefits to confirm legal immigration status, and mandating participation in E-Verify for public employers

HB 361: Makes English the official language of Pennsylvania

HB 379: Mandates E-Verify for public works contractors

HB 380: Mandates E-Verify for construction industry employers

HB 439: Imposes sanctions on employers that employ unauthorized immigrants

HB 474: Creates a compact between states to issue a different birth certificate to children born here to undocumented immigrants, denying them birthright citizenship

HB 526: Imposes mandatory sentences for offenses committed by undocumented immigrants

HB 659: Amends the Public School Code to confirm that English is the sole language of Pennsylvania

HB 738: Requires local law enforcement to check immigration status and communicate its findings to ICE, requires agencies distributing public benefits to verify immigration status

HB 798: Requires law enforcement to check immigration status

HB 799: Provides for a memorandum of understanding between the Commonwealth and the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to enforce immigration law
HB 801: Supports law enforcement authorities who detain people they believe to have questionable immigration status
HB 857: Defines citizens of Pennsylvania to exclude children born here to undocumented parents

HB 858: Mandates E-Verify for public contractors

HB 888: Makes English the official language of the Commonwealth
SB 9: Requires applicants for a wide variety of public benefits to show government-issued ID to prove their legal status

SB 515: Allows law enforcement officials to verify citizenship of arrestees

SB 637: Mandates E-Verify for public contractors

Opportunities for advocacy to block punitive and harmful anti-immigrant measures in our commonwealth:
http://www.paimmigrant.org/programs/state-leg-advocacy-campaign

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