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House OKs Bill Requiring Employers To Verify Citizenship of New Hires
Posted on Apr 30, 2008
The immigration question that has blanketed Rhode Island politics in recent weeks saw its first real debate last night, with House lawmakers approving a bill requiring private employers to electronically verify the citizenship of new hires. For close to two hours, representatives sparred on the House floor, with some calling the proposal an important first step toward solving the state’s illegal immigration problem and others convinced it will ratchet up discrimination and hurt those here legally. The measure ultimately passed in a 53-to-17 vote and is now headed to the Senate.
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