Immigration Update

This past week, about 20 KFTC members and allies came to a House Local Government Committee hearing on Senate Bill 6, an anti-immigrant bill described in an earlier blog entry here.

The bill's sponsor, Senator John Schickle, argued in favor of passing the legislation, which he hoped would be successful in removing all undocumented immigrants from the state.

Other people testifying largely represented local jails, etc. who mostly spoke to the large costs that would be generated by enforcing a law like SB 6.

Few legislators found the space to take the actual moral high ground that undocumented immigrants are people with basic human rights and needs, but Rep Jim Wayne did take that stance.

KFTC members attending the hearing were largely frustrated with the terms of debate, the lack of any space for immigrants to speak, and the small-thinking of legislators on both sides of the aisle.

The next hearing of SB 6 (which will likely include a vote) will be this Wednesday at noon at the capitol Annex.

But before then, we're having our bit Immigrant Rights Rally and Lobby Day tomorrow!  Training for lobby teams starts at 8:30 a.m. in room 169.  Please get there by 9:30 a.m. if possible, but after that you can come to the cafeteria downstairs and we'll try to connect you with a lobby team there.  

There will be a series of rallies a little later in the day starting at 11 a.m. as well.