You might want to start carrying one of these with you at all times – if you happen to have one.
The bill summary for SB 590 which was filed yesterday by Senator Will Kraus (r):
SB 590 Modifies the law relating to unlawfully present aliens.
Sponsor: Kraus
LR Number: 4556S.02ILast Action: 1/4/2012 – S First Read–SB 590-Kraus
Calendar Position: 156
Effective Date: August 28, 2012
SB 590 – All public elementary and secondary schools shall determine whether enrolling students are born outside of the United States or are children of an unlawfully present alien at the time of enrollment by checking students’ original birth certificates or certified copies thereof. If it is determined that a student was born outside of the United States or is the child of an unlawfully present alien, the parent or guardian shall notify the school of the actual citizenship or immigration status of the child with accompanying documentation.
The State Board of Education shall compile and submit an annual report to the General Assembly containing information regarding immigration classifications of enrolled students, numbers of participants in English as a second language programs, and the effects of education quality as a result of enrollment of unlawfully present aliens and the costs associated. Public disclosure of information which personally identifies a student shall be unlawful.
Upon any lawful stop, detention, or arrest, law enforcement shall determine the citizenship and immigration status of the person if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is an unlawfully present alien. If an alien is determined by the federal government to be unlawfully present, the law enforcement agency shall cooperate in the transfer of the alien into federal custody.
The act creates a Class C misdemeanor crime of willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document if the person is unlawfully present and in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1304 or 8 U.S.C. 1306 which requires certain persons to carry alien registration documents, apply for alien registration, and be fingerprinted….
[emphasis added]
This worked out so well in Georgia.
So, you think you don’t have anything to worry about in this bill? Think again, from the bill:
….3. A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, or other political subdivision of this state may not consider race, color, or national origin in the enforcement of this section except to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Missouri….
My goodness, an actual American citizen without papers who doesn’t speak Spanish could never be deported to another country by ICE, could they?:
Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly deported
by REBECCA LOPEZ
WFAA
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Updated yesterday at 6:31 PM….There are still many unanswered questions about how an African-American girl who speaks no Spanish is mistaken for a foreign national. Immigration officials are investigating….
Your papers, please.
From here.
Plyler v. Doe (1982)
In Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law prohibiting enrollment of illegal aliens in public school. In its decision, the Court held, “The illegal aliens who are plaintiffs in these cases challenging the statute may claim the benefit of the Equal Protection Clause, which provides that no State shall ‘deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’ Whatever his status under the immigration laws, an alien is a ‘person’ in any ordinary sense of that term… The undocumented status of these children vel non does not establish a sufficient rational basis for denying them benefits that the State affords other residents.”
…and so can you.
“Inbev executive detained by police after traffic stop” — because why should the citizens of Alabama hoard up all the humiliation and embarrassment?