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Article: Illegal Immigrants Targeted States; Impasse on Hill Spurs New Laws
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- The Washington Post
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- June 25, 2007
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Frustrated with Congress's inability to pass an immigration
overhaul bill, state legislatures are considering or enacting a
record number of strongly worded proposals targeting illegal
immigrants.
By the time most legislatures adjourned in May, at least 1,100
immigration bills had been submitted by lawmakers, more than double
last year's record total, according to the National Conference of
State Legislatures. This year's total is expected to grow as the
issue continues to dominate debate in statehouses still in session.
These laws limit illegal immigrants' ability to obtain jobs, find
housing, get driver's licenses and receive many government services.
They also empower state law ...