The Journal Record OKLAHOMA CITY – The portions of the new Oklahoma immigration law dealing directly with private businesses won’t take effect until July 2008. But some of the law’s provisions targeted toward state agencies become effective Nov. 1. House Bill 1804, by state Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, was passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Brad Henry in May. Dubbed by its author as the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007, the law will require state agencies to check the citizenship status of applicants for public services, such as welfare programs, starting Nov. 1. The new law will make it more difficult to obtain a state-issued identification card or a driver’s license, requiring all applicants to provide documentation of their citizenship. Employees who legally immigrated to the U.S. and who previously had been issued a state-issued identification card or driver’s license will not be able to renew those documents if their immigration documents expire. Read More

Labels: Immigration Reform, Rep. Randy Terrill

Posted at 9/13/2007 10:50:00 AM