Monday, February 06, 2012

Kansas plan to allow illegal immigrants to stay, work

This state program might be a good start for all states to use. - - Donna Poisl

from INDOlink

TOPEKA, Kan.: A coalition of business groups will propose Kansas start a new program to help some illegal immigrants remain in the state so they can hold down jobs in agriculture and other industries with labor shortages, coalition representatives disclosed.

A spokeswoman for the Washington-based Immigration Policy Council called the proposal “unprecedented” and questioned whether the federal government would allow such a program, though she was sympathetic toward supporters’ goals. Utah has set up a guest-worker program, but it doesn’t take effect until 2013 and was part of a broader package of initiatives on immigration.
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