Immigration

Bills Passed in the Last Legislative Cycle on Immigration

• Section 1: Law enforcement cannot discriminate according to race, religion, color, ethnicity etc.
• Section 2: Intentional smuggling of humans into the United States is a felony. If the person being smuggled is of age  (18 years or older), the punishment is atleast 5 years in prison or a fine of at most $10,000, or both. If the person is less than 18, the punishment is harsher: no less than 10 years in prison, or  $20,000 in fine, or both.
• Section 3: Creates a law that makes assissting illegal smuggling a crime too.
• Section 4: Including the legal punishment, smugglers will also have their vehicles/vessels they used for illegal smuggling taken away.
• Section 5: Allows lawenforcement to give nonimmigrants permission if they are helping police in a criminal investigation.
• Section 6: Allows police to investigate citizenship of people in jail for small misdemeaners.
• Section 7: Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control is incharge of cracking down on illegal immigration.
• Section 8:  Law Enforcement Education and Training can train officers on fighting illegal immigration. Also identifies what the training must pertain to.

Source: http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1446