Great News for Kansas
The latest news from Kansas:
For Immediate Release
January 3, 2008
Senator Peggy Palmer (R-Augusta) is introducing legislation entitled the
"Kansas Illegal Immigration Relief Act" during the 2008 Legislative Session. The legislation was drafted with the assistance of Law Professor Kris Kobach, a nationally-recognized expert in immigration law and an attorney defending the state of Arizona, the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and the city of Valley Park, Missouri, in litigation concerning the authority of states and cities to enact laws discouraging illegal immigration.
The purpose of the bill is to provide the State of Kansas with an effective
solution to the problems that result from the employment of illegal aliens,
the consumption of public benefits by illegal aliens, and the lack of
cooperation and coordination between local law enforcement agencies and the U.S.
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The adoption of this bill will
benefit the citizens of Kansas through the promotion of fair and equitable
employment practices and through strengthening the enforcement of existing
immigration statutes.
According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, the current estimated illegal alien population in Kansas ranges from 70,000 to 90,000 individuals. The costs for education, emergency medical care and incarceration of illegal aliens translates into an estimated $235 million additional tax burden for the citizens of Kansas. The existing gaps in Kansas law create attractions and incentives for illegal aliens to come to
Kansas. The failure to address these important issues at the federal level creates
critical shortcomings and difficulties in enforcement at the county and state
government levels.
Sen. Palmer emphasizes, "Many states, and most of our neighboring states,
have passed tough illegal immigration laws; the time is now for the Kansas
Legislature to honor their sworn oath of office to uphold the Constitution an the
laws of Kansas. The "Kansas Illegal Immigration Relief Act" will ensure that the benefits, rights and tax dollars of legal Kansas citizens are protected.
The focus of the new legislation includes the following five initiatives:
Prohibits public and private employment of illegal aliens, mandates employer
registration and use of the E-verify System for new employees, makes employment
identify fraud a crime, terminates public assistance benefits to aliens not
lawfully present in the Unites States, facilitates state and local police
assisting the federal government in the enforcement of the federal immigration laws through verification of the immigration status of arrested individuals and verification of the immigration status of incarcerated individuals, and strengthens driver's license security by making the expiration date the same as the visa expiration date in cases of aliens possessing nonimmigrant visas.
Senator Palmer states, "The uncontrolled influx of illegal aliens must be halted. National Security begins at home, and this legislation will protect Kansas against the foreign
invasion that undermines our national security and drains the resources of
legal aliens and U.S. citizens. The citizens are demanding that we do our constitutional duty to protect them from this illegal invasion. The immigrants who have come
into our country and state legally deserve respect, but those who break our laws must not be rewarded with taxpayer-subsidized benefits."
For Immediate Release
January 3, 2008
Senator Peggy Palmer (R-Augusta) is introducing legislation entitled the
"Kansas Illegal Immigration Relief Act" during the 2008 Legislative Session. The legislation was drafted with the assistance of Law Professor Kris Kobach, a nationally-recognized expert in immigration law and an attorney defending the state of Arizona, the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and the city of Valley Park, Missouri, in litigation concerning the authority of states and cities to enact laws discouraging illegal immigration.
The purpose of the bill is to provide the State of Kansas with an effective
solution to the problems that result from the employment of illegal aliens,
the consumption of public benefits by illegal aliens, and the lack of
cooperation and coordination between local law enforcement agencies and the U.S.
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The adoption of this bill will
benefit the citizens of Kansas through the promotion of fair and equitable
employment practices and through strengthening the enforcement of existing
immigration statutes.
According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, the current estimated illegal alien population in Kansas ranges from 70,000 to 90,000 individuals. The costs for education, emergency medical care and incarceration of illegal aliens translates into an estimated $235 million additional tax burden for the citizens of Kansas. The existing gaps in Kansas law create attractions and incentives for illegal aliens to come to
Kansas. The failure to address these important issues at the federal level creates
critical shortcomings and difficulties in enforcement at the county and state
government levels.
Sen. Palmer emphasizes, "Many states, and most of our neighboring states,
have passed tough illegal immigration laws; the time is now for the Kansas
Legislature to honor their sworn oath of office to uphold the Constitution an the
laws of Kansas. The "Kansas Illegal Immigration Relief Act" will ensure that the benefits, rights and tax dollars of legal Kansas citizens are protected.
The focus of the new legislation includes the following five initiatives:
Prohibits public and private employment of illegal aliens, mandates employer
registration and use of the E-verify System for new employees, makes employment
identify fraud a crime, terminates public assistance benefits to aliens not
lawfully present in the Unites States, facilitates state and local police
assisting the federal government in the enforcement of the federal immigration laws through verification of the immigration status of arrested individuals and verification of the immigration status of incarcerated individuals, and strengthens driver's license security by making the expiration date the same as the visa expiration date in cases of aliens possessing nonimmigrant visas.
Senator Palmer states, "The uncontrolled influx of illegal aliens must be halted. National Security begins at home, and this legislation will protect Kansas against the foreign
invasion that undermines our national security and drains the resources of
legal aliens and U.S. citizens. The citizens are demanding that we do our constitutional duty to protect them from this illegal invasion. The immigrants who have come
into our country and state legally deserve respect, but those who break our laws must not be rewarded with taxpayer-subsidized benefits."
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Does this mean we're not going to give our undocumented immigrants in state tuition like Kathleen wants?[}:)] 0 -
They already have it and maybe we can resend it back to where ever they came from along with her.[:D]One of the Biggest supporters of the illegals is the Chamber of commerce they want cheap labor while you and I pay taxes to support the illegals. Pizz on the Chamber 0 -
But, but, we just had an editorial in the Kansas City "Red" Star by a local, left-wing liberal going on and on about how illegal aliens start businesses, employ people, those people then use their earnings to go out and buy things and help the local economy, and on and on.
Heck, at the end of the article I was about ready to write my state senator and beg him to find some way to attract many, many more illegal aliens. The more we bring in, the better the economy will be.
Well, that is how I sum up that editorial by that bleeding heart, naive liberal and her editorial.0 -
Thanks, KS....now some of the illegals in FL can feel "welcomed" in Kansas. 
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