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New Oklahoma Immigration Law is the Toughest Ever
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Oklahoma passed the toughest immigration enforcement law ever. That’s right, ever. A last minute request by Latino organizations was denied Wednesday night by U.S. District Judge James Payne. The new immigration enforcement law starts today.
“In light of the plaintiffs’ failure to introduce evidence in support of their motion, and in light of plaintiffs’ limited argument in support of their motion, the court cannot conclude the plaintiffs’ right to a preliminary injunction has been clearly and unequivocally established,” Judge Payne stated.
The plaintiffs included the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Religious Leaders among others. The Judge said that they did not prove the new immigration law would cause irrevocable harm or that is was in the public’s interest.
The new immigration enforcement law, HR 1804, requires local and state law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of anyone arrested for a felony or DUI. If the criminal is found to be an illegal immigrant, they will contact the Department of Homeland Security to have them deported. HR 1804 also requires state agencies to confirm citizenship before dispersing any type of public welfare or money. Lastly, illegal immigrants will no longer be able to get a driver’s license.
Both sides of the debate were present at the late night hearing. “This is horrible,” said Guillermo Rojas, Venezuelan native and member of Oklahoma Governor’s Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs. “But this has woken us up. We are many, the Hispanic people, and we will be heard,” Rojas said. “This has given us a reason to show our power and political influence.”
“We will not be intimidated by illegal aliens invading our country and dictating to us how are government should be conducted,” said Outraged Patriots founder Dan Howard. “I’ll be damned if I sit here patiently while Mexico moves here.”
This could be a precedent for other states to take further measures to stop the illegal immigration problem. The Attorney General of Oklahoma will argue on Tuesday that the lawsuit should be dismissed entirely. It will be very interesting to watch as this develops.
Nov 1st, 2007
This is the worst law possible. The citizens, especially minorities, are up in arms about this xenophobic law. It is very troubling.
Sections 3 a and b are probably the worst sections. It talks of transporting “illegal aliens.” This is the clause that causes all of the Racial Profiling. If you are riding in a car and are Brown, you have to have picture ID to prove you are a citizen. If you don´t have any picture ID proof, then you go to a detention center.
Every citizen, especially minorities, should be very, very afraid!
This bill was not passed by the people. The racist group FAIR lobbied for it and the OK Congress voted. Shame on them!
I am so glad this has passed and it’s about time some officials listen to the people. The bill was not passed by the people but we Americans of Oklahoma wanted and pressed our officials to pass this. FAIR is not a racist group. This has nothing to do with race. I don’t care where someone is from, if they are here illegally, get out! This is a national security issue and it’s high time ignorant people wake up and realize we won’t have America if we don’t stop this nonsense.
Finally, a state that doesn’t suffer from “political retardation”.
Thank goodness for Oklahoma. I which Texas had half the pride.
We can pass a law like this, too! Just call your state representatives and senators and demand it. If you don’t know who your local legislator is, click the link at the top of our home page at http://www.ifire.org and we’ll show you how to find your legislator’s name and contact info. Even if we don’t pass a law like Oklahoma’s, there are still lots of things we can do on the local level. Some of them are also listed on our website.
It sounds like Dee doesn’t know that our federal immigration law already says that it’s a crime to knowingly transport illegal aliens. Doing so can result in the seizure and sale of your vehicle, as well as other punishments. Oklahoma just incorporated the existing federal law into their state law.
This is a great site! Keep up the good work!
When you visit IFIRE.org, check out the list of crimes committed by illegals in Indiana. It’s under General Discussion on our forum.
Also, you’ll find interesting reading about Frankfort and the public forum we just participated in.