Posted on 06/17/2005 9:18:36 PM PDT by bayourod
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Immigrants won a handful of protections from the 2005 Nevada Legislature, including measures that preserve their access to college scholarships, aim to improve their health and target human traffickers.
Advocates point to the battle over cutting back the cash-strapped Millennium Scholarship program as the most visible win for immigrants.
Republicans in the Senate had backed a plan that would have prohibited students without Social Security numbers from receiving the $10,000 college tuition awards. Late-night, hot-tempered negotiations blew up when Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, asked Democrats if they wanted the money to go to "illegal aliens."
Although the issue - along with new grade point average requirements and semester credit limits - forced lawmakers into a special session, the compromise deal removed the Social Security provision and was approved unanimously in the Senate and by a large majority in the Assembly.
"These are children who've gone through the public school system and their parents are paying taxes," said Jan Gilbert of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. "We believe they deserve (the scholarship) like other students."
A bill that tries to reduce harassment and discrimination in schools ranks high on American Civil Liberties Union lobbyist Laura Mijanovich's list of victories for immigrants. Mijanovich said immigrant children, particularly Muslim girls who wear headscarves, are often bullied, and school employees don't always deal with the complaints.
AB202 requires schools to have a uniform system of reporting harassment or bullying, and mandates staff training.
"They need to understand there's a lot of bias and stereotypes that need to be broken, and I believe this bill will help them deal with it in a more positive way," she said.
Attorney General Brian Sandoval introduced two bills aimed at protecting recent arrivals to the state, including SB456, which cracks down on human trafficking, slavery and forced labor.
Migrant workers in the construction and agricultural industries, and young men and women caught in the sex trade are the most common victims in Nevada, Chief Deputy Attorney General Gerald Gardner said.
The bill rewrites a Nevada law on involuntary servitude to include enslaving someone by confiscating their passport or threatening them with deportation.
"It gives us a far stronger tool to prosecute those trafficking in human slavery by allowing us to get them for physical and nonphysical threats," Gardner said. "It also helps us target the middle men, those who do the recruiting and harboring of trafficking victims."
Sandoval's other effort, which would have regulated businesses that advertise translation services but often dispense specious legal advice on naturalization, died in an Assembly committee.
AB490 ran into opposition from legal experts who argued the businesses were illegally practicing law and should be shut down, not regulated.
Assemblyman Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas was more successful with his proposal to bar notaries public from advertising with the Spanish translation "notario publico" - a common term for "lawyer" in some countries.
Lawmakers also created and funded an Office of Minority Health to coordinate programs to try to improve minorities' access to affordable health care.
Advocates were less successful in pushing a bill that would have required construction companies that have contracts with the state to recruit more minorities and women. Faced with industry opposition, the bill was rewritten as a resolution encouraging women and minorities to take advantage of opportunities in the field.
You, not I, are the one who feels happy about something simply because it is legal. You, not I are the one who likes "legal" immigrants but dislikes "illegal" immigrants for no other reason than the present law says they are illegal.
I am the one who has said many times that I don't base my opinion of what is right or wrong, good or bad, just or unjust, solely on what the law says.
I am the one who has pointed out many times that the law says abortion is legal but I believe that it is wrong.
You are the one, not I, who says that he is unable to judge a man on his own merits, but rather must wait until the government tells you whether his immigration papers are in order.
Again, if the only reason you dislike someone is because he is illegal, if the government makes him legal, then you have no reason to dislike him.
That's only your opinion, not the the opinion of the courts. Marberry v Madison didn't mention your opinion hasving any weight, only the Supreme Court's opinion.
There are a lot of tax cheats, but that doesn't deny the fact that the laws still exist. There are a lot of people who violate traffic laws also.
So because we have home-grown tax cheats we should let the illegals cheat us too? In fact, if we don't let them cheat us we're being racist--according to them (and the rats).
No one--I repeat--No one has ever gone to prison for not sending a 1099 to the IRS.
Again, I like border controls that are enforced in the same way that I like trespass laws that are enforced. There is an important purpose behind such controls and laws. Anyone who would argue, as you do, that the way to eliminate rampant trespassing is to change the laws so that those who trespass are given immunity and allowed to come and go as they please, is in desperate need of an injection of logic and common sense to cool their fever.
It would be solved if the only reason people opposed bank robbery was because it was illegal. But I've never heard anyone say "I'm only against illegal bank robbers, not legal bank robbers."
The antis who say "I'm only opposed to illegal immigrants, not legal immigrants", are either intentionally hiding their real reasons or simply aren't articulate enough to enunciate them, so in frustration they resort to screaming "What don't you understand about illegal."
I don't desire to make all illegals legal, I support President Bush's immigration reforms and have consistently said so for five years.
The fastest growing welfare population is not the Messicans. It is Social Security Disability for white males from 30 to 50. They can pull $800 or $900 a month from Uncle Sugar, let Bessie work at the Beer and Blow, and work UNDER THE TABLE FOR CASH when the stash runs low. Lots of fishin' and the checks come regular. Tain't a bad life.
Guess who does the real work.
But I've never heard anyone say "I'm only against illegal bank robbers, not legal bank robbers."
A better and more honest analogy would be: "Im only against bank robbers, not legal withdrawls."
Its that they didnt respect our laws enough to wait in line like legal immigrants. But I do have less of a problem with them than I do with our elected officials who undermine and refuse to enforce our laws instead of making a case for their support of open borders.
The solution is obviously simple; just change the law to legalize the ones who are illegal.
Sounded like it to me.
I agree that we need to reform our immigration laws so that we address the issues of the day. It needs to be done in a manner that does not reward curent illegal behavior and thereby encourage and invite more. The resulting laws of the land need to be enforced and the borders secured.
Those violating the immigration laws need to be sent home. Those employers hiring the illegals need to be prosecuted according to the law. That needs to happen with both the existing laws, and with whatever reform we come up with.
Source?
The fear of deportation is the only thing keeping a larger portion of illegals off of welfare but dont fool yourself there are many that already are. I do find it funny that you have to put down the "white" work ethic in order to justify hiring illegals. Illegals go cheaper and you dont have to pay all the workmans comp, etc, just be honest.
Post a link.
Guess who does the real work.
Such contempt for Americans. Shame.
What happened to the wife working at the tit bar while the old man drinks beer on the couch?
Are you toning down your Hate Americans First rhetoric?
Mexico immigration laws - Respect for the law is important.
Entering Mexico without documents is sanctioned by law.
Consejo Consultivo
Migratorio
La Paz
No one said that. All that has been said is that taxes are not voluntary. Illegals and their employers are legally obligated to pay taxes just like everyone else.
The misunderstanding comes from the anti-illegals who continuously repeat the lie the "illegals don't pay taxes".
There are some not very well educated people who think that illegals are not legally required to pay taxes.
By the way, illegals are also subject to the military draft when it is active.
I had a construction company for years and starting about '95 or '96 I couldn't go in a bar without being approached with an offer to work under the table for cash. I hired day labor a couple of times for casual labor for cleanup. It wasn't worth the bother. Everyone I hired was skill based, not the cheapest. Everyone had to have documentation. An uninsured crew was too much of a liability.
...and I'll bet you, if it were ever passed on to the states for ratification, it would pass
I am in 100% agreement.
"It is clear the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment had no intention of freely giving away American citizenship to just anyone simply because they may have been born on American soil, something our courts have wrongfully assumed..."
There are many sources out there that quote Senator Jacob Howard, and what he intended with the 14th ammendment.
"By the way, illegals are also subject to the military draft when it is active."
Im sure theyd serve if drafted.
IMHO, those in favor of open borders know it too and will fight any such initiative tooth and nail to keep it from ever getting passed in congress in the first place so as to not allow it to come before the people directly.
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