Proposed law would make criminals of undocumented workers

“A bill headed to the U.S. Senate could make Carreon and the estimated 11 million other undocumented workers in the country criminals just for setting foot on American soil. Current laws make it a civil offense to be in the country illegally.

More than 500 Hispanic migrant workers shouted chants and waved signs Wednesday in downtown Fort Myers in protest of the controversial bill.

If passed by the Senate, the bill, HR 4437, could reach more than just the workers who come into the country illegally.”

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