Immigration laws jumbled - Tennessee - (40 changes in state law proposed this year targeting immigrants!)

Posted on: October 16th, 2007
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“Tennessee lawmakers proposed more than 40 changes in state law this year, all designed to make life harder for illegal immigrants.

The legislature revoked laws granting illegal immigrants “driving certificates” and voted to allow law-enforcement officers to effectively act as a state immigration police. Other bills still pending would make it a crime to sell a car, rent an apartment or even give a ride across the state line to an undocumented worker”*

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