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Business leaders urge changes to HB 1804

 
By Jennifer Mock | Published: December 7, 2007    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Several business leaders grilled lawmakers Thursday on what changes may be made to an immigration reform bill they say is shrinking Oklahoma's labor force.

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House Minority Leader Danny Morgan said the lack of a well-trained and educated workforce is the top issue holding the state back financially.

"We have to develop a work force and we have to start now,” said Morgan, D-Prague. "And to be honest, I am not sure House Bill 1804 is going to help us.”

Legislative leaders and business owners gathered Thursday for the annual legislative preview hosted by the State Chamber of Oklahoma. Several in the audience asked questions about HB 1804, which as written will hold employers more accountable for hiring illegal immigrants, beginning July 1.

Senate co-President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee pointed the finger back at the business owners, many of whom were silent when the bill was working its way through the Legislature earlier this year, he said.

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Related Topics: Politics, Immigration, Illegal Immigration and Deportation, Government and Politics



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