State and Local Governments Push Immigration Enforcement, Deny Illegal-Alien Accommodations in 2012

Updated: July 20th, 2012, 4:21 pm

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  by  Van Esser

A number of state and local jurisdictions enacted immigration-enforcement measures in 2012 or fended off attempts to accommodate illegal aliens. Alabama revised its enforcement law without significantly weakening it while Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and three local governments enacted enforcement laws. Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Hawaii, Washington State and, so far, California denied illegal aliens the public benefits advocates demanded.

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