| Oklahoma Governor Signs Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill(Henry just doing the job Bush won't do.) |
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| Posted by kellynla On News/Activism 05/09/2007 4:46:50 PM CDT · 6 replies · 239+ views Houston Chronicle ^ | May 9, 2007, | TIM TALLEY OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Brad Henry signed an immigration bill Tuesday that tightens employment standards to prevent illegal immigrants from finding work. Henry called the legislation, passed overwhelmingly by the House and Senate, a stopgap measure to deal with an illegal immigration problem that is the responsibility of the federal government. "States can take some actions on their own, but until the U.S. Congress enacts a comprehensive, national immigration policy, citizens will see little progress on this issue," he said. The measure requires state and local agencies to verify the citizenship and immigration status of applicants for state or local... |
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My state. I’m pretty proud of it this evening, and I honestly thought our democRAT governor would veto this one.