The Washington Post spotlights something happening below the radar….
Across America in Blue and Red States?
Pushback against Trump’s Stephen Miller’s anti-Immigrant efforts HAS worked….
But businesses and Christian groups helped block each of those proposals from becoming law.
“Business leaders across various industries are nervous about the many immigration-focused bills being proposed or that have recently passed at the state level, which negatively impact the workforce,” said Jennie Murray, president of the National Immigration Forum, an advocacy organization that represents Fortune 500 companies.
In fact, of the roughly 200 bills targeting legal and undocumented immigrants in state legislatures this year, fewer than two dozen have made it into law so far, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from the American Immigration Council. More than 80 of the measures have died, multiple were vetoed, and dozens more have made little progress this spring legislative season, although several state legislatures are still in session.
Many of the bills share common goals and similar texts, and they reflect the immigration enforcement priorities of the Trump administration.
But much of the most aggressive legislation has stalled after failing to gain traction, even in red states such as Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Idaho.
“Still crazy that Idaho legislators are killing every single bill we got on illegal immigration,” Republican Idaho state Sen. Brian Lenney wrote on X on March 17….
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Tennessee is one of about 10 states this year that have considered bills to prevent undocumented and noncitizen students from accessing public schools and colleges. As of Friday, none of the measures had been enacted….
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In Arizona, one proposal would make it illegal for banks and check-cashing services to serve undocumented immigrants. The bill resembles an executive action being considered by the White House. It received unanimous support from state Senate Republicans and is awaiting action from the House.
But small and major financial institutions are “opposed to this across the board,” said Steven Killian, a spokesperson at the Arizona Bankers Association, which represents more than 50 banks and credit card companies.
“A banker wants to be a banker. They don’t want to be in the immigration business,” Killian said….
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