[PhiKapMom]

Randy did an awesome job on this bill! Now our Senator Inhofe is one of the leaders of the fight against the Immigration Bill. We need other states to join us in passing strict immigration laws since it is obvious this Administration wants amnesty and give them all the benefits.

[Paladin2]

Why isn’t the foreign (Mexican in this case) law used as a model for what the US (immigration) laws should be?

[Unicorn]

BTTT

[Logical me]

Oklahoma has probably the best illegal immigrant bill I have seen. I assume that Texas, because of the huge Mexican population, they will never see anything the same. The reluctance to Federal enforcement of illegal immigration for the past 30 or so years is the reason for the current problem. That is why the real crackdown on immigration must be Federal law enforcement with all 50 states compliance. And the current bill the House, Senate, and endorsed by the President is a pure joke. The damage that has been done may never be corrected.

[Stegall Tx]

Hispanic groups have their doubts. Immigrants become too attached to places where they put down roots to be dislodged by new laws, said Evan Bacalao, a research associate at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. If anything, he said, the legislation will push Hispanics to become more active in state politics.

So, let me see if I understand this. Little Evan here says that people who break one law are unlikely to suddenly start obeying a new law. Instead, lawbreakers will just add another law to the list that they already break.

I wish my Okie neighbors the best, and really, really wish that the Texas legislature would do something similar, but I fear that Little Evan is probably correct.

[Star Traveler]

Amen for Oklahoma. At least one good reason for being from Oklahoma... :-)

[gubamyster]

ping

[OB1kNOb]

I need to get a copy of this bill to start sticking it in the face of our state reps and senators, sending it to our conservative talk show hosts and writing letters to the newspapers. Kudos Oklahoma - better Sooner than later (groan).

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!

U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121

U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121

White House comments: (202) 456-1111

Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep

Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[hunter112]

A little more than a third of Texas' 23.5 million residents are Hispanic, and their representation is organized into powerful interest groups.

How long before the official name of the state is 'Tex-Mex'?

It's not a stupid question, there is a relatively new city next to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport that is named 'Seatac', which has been the colloquial name of the airport for decades.

[Mamzelle]

What do the Cherokees in OK think of illegal immigrants?