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« Update: 3 more offer Station fire tentative settlements | Today | Developer denied extension to buy Rocky Point land » March 26, 2008Carcieri to sign executive order on illegal immigrationPROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri tomorrow will sign an executive order "designed to increase the state’s efforts to deal with the problem of illegal immigration," his office announced this evening. The governor will sign the order, for which a news release offers no specifics, at a 2 p.m. State House news conference in the State Room. The statement says the governor will also endorse legislation introduced in the General Assembly to "accomplish the same goal." It notes that, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, about 20,000 to 40,000 illegal immigrants live in Rhode Island. "Illegal immigrants are entitled by law to access a number of taxpayer funded services, including public education and uncompensated hospital care," according to the release. "In the face of growing numbers of illegal immigrants and the inaction of the federal government, many states are doing what they can to address the issue." -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney Posted by Mike McKinney Commentsdavid | March 26, 2008 7:26 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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here's what the governpr should do. sign an executive order that says there is a $5,000.00 work permit charge, that employers hiring those with that work permit must withhold $$$ for health insurance, all taxes must be paid, and any who are arrested and found guilty of felonies are deported. maybe then we won't be at the state house on a wednesday evening discussing ridiculous tax increases, or worrying about foreclosed on or soon to be forclosed on houses in providence that no one other than "illegal" immigrants would live in. wake up, take away the sales tax these people generate as well as all the other money they run through the economy, as well as the jobs they do, and we're going to be in worse shape than we are today. tax them, legitimize their work status, penalize employers who don't follow the rules, collect the money, leave my tax dollar alone