The state of Oklahoma has just passed a bill to make illegal immigration a crime that would force illegal immigrants to leave the state or face up to one year imprisonment.
The state House passed this last week and the Senate has now passed it and it awaits being signed by the governor.
Here’s more from JTN:
The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would make illegal immigration a state crime.
House Bill 4156 makes “impermissible occupation” a criminal act, defined as a person willfully and without permission entering and remaining in Oklahoma without first obtaining legal authorization to enter the United States, according to the bill.
If signed into law, those living in Oklahoma as illegal immigrants would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $500, or both. Anyone found guilty would be required to leave the state within 72 hours following conviction or release from custody, whichever comes later, according to the bill.
“The southern border crisis has created a scourge of illegal activities, including an increase in fentanyl, human trafficking and crime in our communities because of the inaction and abject failure at the federal level to secure our borders,” Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat said. “The Oklahoma Legislature is taking the necessary action to protect our citizens. Doing nothing is unconscionable and this legislation is the appropriate measure to keep Oklahomans safe and uphold the rule of law.”
The Senate’s eight Democrats voted against the bill.
As soon as this gets signed by the governor, you can bet leftist legal organizations will sue to block the new law. And sadly they’ll probably win, at least in the short term.