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Tancredo ballot measure would require employers to verify immigration status of all new hires
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo wants every Colorado business to verify that new hires are U.S. citizens, a proposal that immediately prompted cries of racism from critics.
Immigration foes pledge new bill, voter initiative
Accusing the federal government of hampering local attempts to combat illegal immigration, state Sen. Russell Pearce, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and some of Arizona's most hawkish public figures on border security pledged on Wednesday to redouble their efforts with new legislation and a citizens initiative.
Denver groups seek to bury illegal immigrant impound initiative
Initiative 300 would create require police officers to seize the vehicles of anyone driving without a valid license. But, as investigations have made clear, the initiatives aren’t primarily concerned with traffic safety; they are meant to bolster anti-immigration policy, using traffic laws to find undocumented immigrants and to bring legal action against them.
Vehicle-impound initiatives test Colorado ballot system
The so-called impound initiatives introduced repeatedly in local municipalities over the past three years might serve as a test case, and would require police to seize the vehicles of every unlicensed driver they stop.
AG certifies illegal immigration ballot proposal
The Arkansas attorney general today certified the name and ballot title of a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it difficult for illegal immigrants to receive public benefits in the state.
Denver council urges voters to reject impound initiative
The Denver City Council on Monday passed a proclamation urging voters to defeat a ballot initiative that would require police to impound the vehicles of unlicensed drivers.
Group seeks to limit services for children
Families with mixed legal status are one of many complications created by the nation's broken immigration policies that fuel divisive debate over reform, say researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center.
A clumsy shot at immigration
While this country needs comprehensive immigration reform at the national level, what we don't need is another back-door effort conscripting local authorities to take on immigration enforcement duties that ought to be handled by federal authorities.
`Anchor baby’ initiative won’t fly
No other current proposal is as baldly contrary to the Constitution as the anti-illegal immigrant measure that's the brainchild of Bill Morrow, a termed-out Republican former state senator from Oceanside and two other anti-illegal immigration activists.
Officials: Impound measure expensive, hampers police
Denver safety officials warned that if a vehicle-impound measure on the November ballot passes, enforcement of the law could add to the city’s budget problems and result in police-response delays.
