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 Note From ANCIR (American council for Immigration Reform) www.ancir.org 

ANCIR Members and others to visit State Legislators on January 21st  ANCIR, Help Save Herndon (Va.), Help Save Loudoun (Va.), and others will charter a bus to take them to Richmond, The capital of Virginia,to meet with legislators.

Bills newly introduced and supported by ANCIR: 

HB 1970: No Domicile In Virginia,Sponsor: Dave Albo. Would make an unlawful alien's mere presence in Virginia a misdemeanor offense

HB 1618: Requires Governor toimplement 287(g). Sponsor: Jeff Frederick.Requires governor to enter into an agreementwith ICE to permit state police to enforce immigration law.

HB 1906 Unfair Labor Practice. Sponsor Dave Albo. Declares it to be an unfair employment practice for an employer to discharge an employee who is a U.S. citizen or a legally authorized worker if the employer employs an unauthorized alien. Gives discharged employee standing to sue.

HB 1961 Denies in-state tuition to aliens unlawfully present. Sponsor: Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. Provides that an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible for initial enrollment in any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.

HB 1673 Commission on Immigration. Sponsor: Robert G. Marshall. Creates 21-member Virginia Commission on Immigration.Bills we expect to be introduced:

 No Bar to Federal/State Communication. No local government may limit or prohibit local officials, government employees or law enforcement from communicating with Federal Officials regarding immigration issues.

 Worker Verification Requires employers seeking a license to operate to sign an affidavit affirming they will not hire unauthorized workers.

 Reform Worker’s Compensation Law An employer who knowingly hires an unauthorized worker who is subsequently injured must pay all medical expenses

 Note from Help Save Virginia: Martin Luther King Day Lobby Effort:  ANCIR (American Council for Immigration Reform) http://www.ancir.org is proposing that they get some buses to take people down to Richmond to lobby the General Assembly on January 21st  Chances are great that they'll approve this, but we need to make such an expense worthwhile by getting as many participants as possible.    We can get at least one bus in Fairfax/Prince William/Loudoun, and if we get a strong response from elsewhere we might be able to get a bus in Hampton Roads.  We think we can get funding for as many buses as we need from a variety of sources, but the key is to get the folks that would be on those buses.

Please pass the word on to all of your contacts that live in Virginia and want to see the above bills become reality.  If you live in the following areas and are not a member of HelpSaveVirginia, www.helpsavevirginia.com ,consider joining.  

 Current Local Chapters of Help save Virginia:

Help Save Herndon

Help Save Loudoun

Help Save Fairfax

Help Save Manassas

Help Save Hampton Roads

And if you can make the trip to Richmond on the 21st, contact Help Save Virginia by going to this link: http://helpsavevirginia.com/index.php?option=com_cont
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