States Take on Challenges of Immigration

Report details types of measures debated in legislatures across the country

WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the National Conference of State Legislatures' Spring Forum, the Immigrant Policy Project will unveil its report detailing the numbers and types of legislation related to immigrants and immigration introduced and enacted in the nation's statehouses.

Press Conference to release immigrant- and immigration-related legislation being introduced as well as enacted in state legislatures in the first three months of 2008.

10 a.m., Thursday, April 24, 2008
Hall of States, Room 333
444 North Capitol, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
NCSL Executive Director William T. Pound
Washington State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
Georgia State Sen. Don Balfour

At this press conference, the speakers, legislators from Washington and Georgia, will discuss the depth and scope of the legislation as well as its affect on the economy, the labor market and the health care system. Also, as the Department of Homeland Security increases its number of raids on worksites, this impacts not only employers, but also human service and child welfare agencies when families are displaced.

Members of the media are invited to attend the news event and Spring Forum at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. Media can register online or onsite, there is no registration fee for reporters. Media is asked to check in at the NCSL registration desk to obtain a press badge. Please drop by the Press Room, located in the Hyatt Grand-Canyon Room.

NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system.

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Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

CONTACT: Michelle Cadwell Blackston of National Conference of State
Legislatures, +1-202-413-0534, michelle.blackston@ncsl.org

Web Site: http://www.ncsl.org/


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