Oklatex
15-05-2007, 19:42
The federal government has refused to act against illegal aliens. So, the people of the state of Oklahoma have decided to act and passed one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration laws in the country. Here is a copy of the bill in its entirety for those who care to read it. http://www.tulsaminutemanproject.org/uploads/HB_1804.pdf
The bill denies social services to illegal aliens, places large fines on employers who do not use a federal data base to verify the status of an alien, and does not allow drivers licenses or state ID cards to illegal aliens. It also provides for large fined for those who transport or harbor illegal aliens.
The law goes into affect in November which will give local law enforcement agencies adequate time to train their officers as the law also gives local law enforcement agencies the authority to stoop, question, and detain illegal immigrants.
By the way, this bill was passed by such a large majority of the state legislature that even if the governor put a veto on it the bill would have passed anyway. For those of you not familiar with the Oklahoma legislature, the State Senate is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans and the Republicans have a slight majority in the House.
The bill denies social services to illegal aliens, places large fines on employers who do not use a federal data base to verify the status of an alien, and does not allow drivers licenses or state ID cards to illegal aliens. It also provides for large fined for those who transport or harbor illegal aliens.
The law goes into affect in November which will give local law enforcement agencies adequate time to train their officers as the law also gives local law enforcement agencies the authority to stoop, question, and detain illegal immigrants.
By the way, this bill was passed by such a large majority of the state legislature that even if the governor put a veto on it the bill would have passed anyway. For those of you not familiar with the Oklahoma legislature, the State Senate is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans and the Republicans have a slight majority in the House.