Attorney General Todd Rokita has responded to the House Judiciary Committee’s advancement of HB 1531, a bill intended to address immigration issues in Indiana.
In a statement released today, Rokita said, “Today, we testified in support of much needed legislation that directly helps combat the illegal immigration problem our communities are facing.
“From penalizing employers for hiring illegal aliens to strengthening our sanctuary city law, several correct steps are being done in this legislation to stop the ‘magnet’ that’s pulling illegals here who consequently drive-up crime and sex trafficking which strains our police officers and overwhelms our health care services and schools.
“All of this is unfair to the rest of us who have to pay these public safety and health care costs just to then watch as our kids’ education suffers too. All of this is happening while our jobs get displaced…just so the leftists in our communities and schools can feel good about exercising their twisted America last ideology. Enough is enough.
“Law-abiding and taxpaying Hoosiers have been treated extremely unfairly for far too long. Thank you to State Reps. J.D. Prescott, Chris Jeter, Michelle Davis, and Garrett Bascom for leading the charge on this issue.
“It’s time for the General Assembly to join President Trump in putting Hoosiers first.”
HB 1531 proposes measures such as imposing penalties on employers who hire undocumented immigrants and reinforcing existing laws related to sanctuary cities within Indiana. The bill aims to address concerns about public safety, healthcare costs, educational impacts, and job displacement linked by supporters to illegal immigration.
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