How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws
by Reading Eagle
Reading Eagle— By SEAN MURPHY (Associated Press) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican-led states are rushing to give broader immigration enforcement powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the country illegally as the issue of migrants crossing the U.S. border remains central to the 2024 elections. The Oklahoma Legislature this week fast-tracked a […]
KOBI-TV NBC5—Oregon Republican state legislators visit U.S.-Mexico border. YUMA, Ariz. – A group of Oregon Republican state representatives visited the U.S.-Mexico border this week, including Canyonville Representative Christine Goodwin and Port Orford Senator David Brock Smith. The group of legislators visited the border as well as a local hospital and child advocacy center. They believe a large percentage of the fentanyl in their […]
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The Center Square—Oklahoma Senate passes bill making illegal immigration a state crime. (The Center Square) - The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would make illegal immigration a state crime. House Bill 4156 makes “impermissible occupation” a criminal act, defined as a person willfully and without permission entering and remaining in Oklahoma without first obtaining legal authorization to enter the United States, according to the bill. If signed into law, those living in Oklahoma as illegal immigrants would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by...