Illegal Immigration Watch: New Bill Passed by MS House Requiring Citizenship Check
UPDATE (5:13 p.m.):  The House gave final passage to the bill, voting 111-8 in favor of it. Now it goes to the Governor’s desk. It also requires that an online database be kept and employers use it to determine if their potential employees are actually U.S. citizens. Click here for the updated article.
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a Senate bill this morning that would require a U.S. citizenship check by employers for new employees.
Per the Sun Herald:
The bill could come up for debate in the House this afternoon, and if it passes there, would wind up on Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk to be signed into law. Sen. Michael Watson, R-Pascagoula, who was elected last fall, authored the bill.
“I’m extremely excited that the Judiciary B committee in the House has decided to allow the full House to debate this bill on its merits,” Watson said in a news release. “Hopefully, this is the first step in the right direction in curbing the illegal immigration problems our state and our nation are facing.”
Way to go! I’m extremely proud of our lawmakers. Now maybe the rest of the nation will follow suit.
I’ll keep you updated on the progress of the bill.
