Senate Panel Oks Bills Aimed at Immigrants ; Lawmakers Want Improved Enforcement

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › March 02, 2006

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DENVER - Some of the most significant legislative efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in Colorado took more steps Wednesday toward becoming reality.

Senate Bill 90 bars Colorado cities and counties from passing laws that give illegal aliens sanctuary by turning a blind eye to immigration laws. It also requires Colorado law enforcement agencies to call federal immigration officials when they arrest an illegal immigrant.

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Senate Panel Oks Bills Aimed at Immigrants ; Lawmakers Want Improved Enforcement

Senate Bill 110 creates a $50,000 civil penalty -- in addition to stout criminal charges already on the books -- for making fake birth certificates, driver's licenses and other identifica...

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