According to TheHill.com, a congressional newspaper that publishes when Congress is in session, "Romney believes that one way to attract more minorities to the GOP is to pass immigration reform before the next election, saying the issue becomes demagogued by both parties on the campaign trail." The article also quotes Romney as saying, "We have a natural affinity with Hispanic-American voters, Asian-American voters."http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editori
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge had upheld an executive order issued last year by Gov. Donald Carcieri that requires the mandatory use of E-Verify for state employers and contractors. The ACLU filed the lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction to block the state's use of E-Verify.
E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states.
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman is expected to sign into law today LB403, a bill that would require state and local governments to check whether new hires are eligible to work in the U.S., and to verify a person's legal status before receiving public benefits.
The Colorado Senate defeated a bill on Monday that would have offered in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens. The bill was defeated 18-16 with five Democrats joining Republicans during the final vote.
"The recession – and a big state deficit – is leading some California counties to cut back on non-emergency health services to illegal immigrants. In others, cutbacks in services for the uninsured are hitting illegal immigrants especially hard.
