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State Representative Bob Dettmer
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4124
For more information contact: Austin Bleess 651-296-5529
NEWS COLUMN
COMBATING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE
By Bob Dettmer
State Representative
District 52A
Recently Governor Pawlenty, joined by several of my colleagues, held a news conference to discuss proposals to more effectively combat illegal immigration in Minnesota.
The Governor announced four measures to be implemented through executive action:
* Minnesota law enforcement officers will work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help enforce immigration laws.
* New state employees and contractors doing business with the state will be required to verify citizenship through an Internet-based system operated by the federal government.
* The Department of Public Safety will conduct a review of Minnesota's driver's license database to catch duplicate photos and examine them for possible fraud.
* The Department of Public Safety will coordinate law enforcement summits where State Patrol troopers, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents and local law enforcement officers will receive training in targeting criminal activity related to illegal immigration.
Governor Pawlenty is also requesting the legislature pass an immigration reform package that, among other things will include:
* Prohibition of city “sanctuary” ordinances that prohibit police from inquiring about
immigration status.
* Strengthened human trafficking laws.
* Increased penalties for identity theft.
* Establishing the crime of "aggravated forgery" of the underlying documents used to
obtain legitimate identity documents.
I fully support these initiatives and will work to get them passed. These common sense changes need to be enacted by the legislature in 2008. We owe it to the protection of our children, the safety of our families, and the security of our nation. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass these proposals into law.
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