Friday, April 23, 2010

House Hispanic Leaders Ask Obama to Block Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill

This new law may force both political parties to do something about it, maybe immigration reform will be the answer. - - Donna Poisl

by Abby Sewell

WASHINGTON - Hispanic leaders in the House of Representatives on Tuesday called on President Barack Obama to act against Arizona's controversial illegal immigration legislation and to throw his weight behind a comprehensive immigration overhaul.

Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., demanded a halt to the bill that passed Arizona's Senate Monday. The state's House of Representatives passed it last week. If Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs it into law, the bill would require immigrants to carry alien registration cards with them at all times and police to check people's immigration status whenever there's "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the country illegally.
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