May 17, 2011

Immigration Politics: South Carolina legislative committee OK's anti-illegal immigration bill

SC legislators OK anti-illegal immigration bill | DailyComet.com: "South Carolina's House Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 on Tuesday to advance a bill that would require law enforcement to check the status of people they suspect of being in the country illegally during a stop or arrest for something else. Opponents argued that the measure would worsen racial profiling and flies in the face of American freedoms.

Republicans who control the House have called the bill a priority for the session, which ends in two weeks. Approval by the full House would send the bill to a conference committee to work out differences with senators over their version passed earlier this year."

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