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State Laws Related to Immigrants and Immigration in 2008

By immigrationprof

The National Conference on State Legislatures has released a report on “State Laws Related to Immigrants and Immigration in 2008.”  It reports that “State legislatures continue tackling immigration issues in a variety of policy arenas at an unprecedented rate. In the 2008 state legislative sessions, no fewer than 1305 pieces of legislation related to immigrants and immigration had been introduced. In 41 states, at least one law or resolution was enacted, with a total of 206 laws and resolutions enacted nationwide. Three bills were vetoed by governors.”  Download stateimmigreportfinal20081.pdf

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