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HB367: Sanctuary cities; prohibits localities from adopting policy that protects undocumented immigrants.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bill Carrico (R-5)
Bill Carrico
(R-5)
Independence, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Sanctuary cities prohibited. Prohibits a local governing body from adopting a policy that serves to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Furthermore, no locality shall prohibit its employees from asking a person about his immigration status.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/12/2008.
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Comments
It is already a federal offense to harbor or employ illegals, why do we need another law?
Let's increase the penalties and enforce the ones on the books, and this one will be mute.
First Republicans want to allow localities to come up with their own take on how to deal with immigration. Now Republicans want to meddle with how localities deal with the issue.
Whats the deal?
I, for one, do not believe that you increase respect for the "rule of law" by enacting message bills that cannot be enforced. Who is to decide whether any particular policy of a locality "implicitly" protects an undocumented immigrant from deportation? And, how will that judgment be implemented and by whom?
Does the inclusion of the word 'Sanctuary' 'implicitly' include faith based institutions...just curious?
Ryan: "Sanctuary" just means "safe place".
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