Washington State Senator Zarelli Leads Anti-Immigrant Attack

From MexMigration:

STATE SENATOR ZARELLI LEADING THE ATTACK ON IMMIGRANTS

Seattle, WA. The draconian efforts to destroy the Constitution through state-level immigration laws are not limited to Southwestern border states. The State of Washington now has an active Republican Party/Tea Party coterie pursuing some of the same kinds of legislative proposals that have made Arizona into the “Hate State” and “State of Fear”.

State Senator Joe Zarelli (R-Ridgeway, Clark County) has announced a new bill (SB 5006) that would force the State of Washington to ask for “proof of legal residency” when issuing drivers licenses and other identity cards. Washington is currently one of only three remaining states that do not require proof of legal residence in the state to acquire a license.

Another proposed bill is seeking cuts to the children health insurance program that allegedly includes undocumented children or at least the U.S.-born citizen children of undocumented or mixed-status families. There are already federal restrictions on eligibility of legal and undocumented immigrants for state and federal public welfare benefits like food stamps.

The proposed anti-immigrant legislation overlooks the fact that there are already a wide variety of federal and state statutes governing eligibility and proof of identity for public documents and identification cards and that immigrants, legal and undocumented, are already restricted in their access to health and human services. Read more…

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