By Rob Moritz
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas attorney general today certified the name and ballot title of a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it difficult for illegal immigrants to receive public benefits in the state.
The proposal also would require government agencies to verify that all those seeking public benefits in the state are U.S. residents.
“Boy, I’ve been waiting for this one,” said Jeannie Burlsworth, spokesman for Secure Arkansas, the group pushing the proposal.
Secure Arkansas proposed a similar amendment last year but failed to gather the necessary signatures to put it on the November 2008 ballot. The group also was unsuccessful during the 2009 legislative session in getting lawmakers to support such legislation.
The attorney general’s OK clears the group to begin canvassing. It has until July 2, 2010, to gather 77,468 signatures of registered voters necessary to qualify the measure for the November 2010 general election ballot.
“This proposal limits public benefits for illegal aliens and it also causes those state agencies to track the dollars that go out,” Burlsworth said. “People are demanding a lot more accountability.”
Under the proposal, anyone 14 or older seeking public benefits from a state agency would be required to sign an oath saying they live legally in the United States and in Arkansas. Those caught lying could face perjury charges.
Verification of citizenship would not be required for emergency medical treatment, prenatal care or public school enrollment under the proposal.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Seriously,..where do I sign?
Can someone that’s in this group reply here as to HOW we get our name on this petition.
The story doesn’t mention that part.
Thank you.
October 15th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
E-Verify should be on the national agenda to countermand any illegal alien infiltration into the working environment. Whatever needs to done should take priority to remove the unauthorized labor in our jobless nation. More funding, more modifications until the illegal immigrant fraudulent use of documentation becomes a thing of the past. Using whatever technical programming that is available, to make it’s operation inadvisable? Any database including state criminal, FBI, Social Security, Homeland Security, and any other means possible. Ultimately the final version would contribute photo verification, national ID system with biometric data which has been recommended by the Brooking’s Institute and Duke University MIT. Supposedly small employers who don’t operate computers should have common access in such locations as Post Offices or other approachable government building to identify the workers they are hiring.
There should be no excuse to not install a nationwide mandatory system of worker identification. My suggestion is that–ALL-I-9’s should be copied and a duplicates sent to a Homeland Security Clearing House? Creating such an office would be a simple affair, if our state and federal government would be more beneficial to the working American male and female. If our government is sincere in securing our borders, ports and airlines and introducing new immigration enforcement tools, then E-Verify will become the final deterrent and not be weakened by Sen Harry Reid and his administration. I have made a point of speaking to a few business human resources departments, and found most are enthusiastic about the use of Verify. Only 1 of the 6 companies that I investigated determined some false negatives” and “false positives. But they always have a backup system of contacting the Social Security agency nearest to them, until the irregularities are resolved. Most immigration enforcement laws that have survived, such as 287 (g), is under attack, including the ICE raids. They have already silently rescinded the No-Match-Letter and other indicators show that the parties have many pro-illegal immigrant legislators amongst them?
All that remains is citizens and legal residents to stop the Obama people from throwing a wrench in the cogs and stopping any technological advancement with E-Verify. E-Verify can be used on a universal level in checking bogus drivers license applications, auto insurance, home purchase, health care and other personal data. It would certainly alleviate the kidnapping of social service programs by the 20 to 30 illegal immigrants in America. It would displace foreign nationals so down-trodden legal single mums with children, homeless vets, senior citizens and even students could get employment. It all depends on all of us to contact our Representative in Washington at 202-224-3121. Tell them you don’t want half measures by full permanent implementation? NO MORE DRAGGING THEIR FEET? Tell them your remember them on next election day. YOU ALSO WANT TO COMMAND THEM. NO MORE AMNESTIES.
There could be massive civil unrest if illegal immigrants get preference over the millions of potential immigrants waiting in foreign countries for an entry visa, who took the legal road here. Only a few major riots like ‘Watts” have ever incubate into a backlash of violence, not seen since the British loyalists were hunted down by the revolutionaries. Their is a building crescendo on the Internet, that sees the Democrats forcing through any kind of citizenship as a dangerous precedence?
How can you count illegal immigrants, when they don’t even exist other than on ICE arrest lists. Sen. Vitters is right you cannot enumerate those who purposely broke the law. Small states will miss out big time on federal dollars in the 2010 Census, while mass illegal immigrant states will gain more seats in Congress and too much power and influence in general elections? California specifically, because of the handicapped zombie Liberal Democrats In Sacramento, who should be thrown out of office into a garbage dump, owing to the billions they used underwriting the illegal alien population. They caused the financial crisis in the once-Golden state, by ignoring the millions of illegal aliens, gang bangers bleeding San Fran and Los Angeles dry of revenue. Of course ICE could check the immigration status of those who are counted, even though it’s supposedly against US law? Or is counting 20 million plus (?) non-legal residence against the US Constitution? But then these politicians do not recognize what is illegal from illegal anymore? Democrats are still endeavoring to give the children of illegal immigrants, access to colleges and university. Our children should come first because we are citizens and permanent residents. My son is a citizen and born here and deserves the consideration from the legislators, not as in some states given special treatment to children whose parents condemn them to a life of being hunted by ICE.
Don’t let them distract you, but repeat your demands without hesitation to these open border jerks. Invest a little time and check what your politicians are doing to our immigration enforcement safeguard at NUMBERSUSA. Read about the consequences of future OVERPOPULATION at CAPSWEB and our collapsing infrastructure, that has been ignored for decades nationwide. Last read factual information at JUDICIAL WATCH that discloses the lawmakers, that are running the country for themselves, friends and business associates. ITS ALL FREE. Read that some of the White House Czars are not true Democrats, but are shadowed by their past Liberal Marxist backgrounds.