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Immigration articles from NewsOK and The Oklahoman

Window shopping: Business briefs for May 24 Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 Window shopping: Business briefs for May 24 Read More
Oklahoma City group rallies for immigrant youths Updated: Thu, May 17, 2012 A handful of students rallied above a bridge near SW 29 and Interstate 44 Thursday, waving a banner that read, “Dream Act OKC #RightToDream.” Participants are asking U.S. government to give a pathway to citizenship for those qualified under the Dream Act. Read More
Mexican man sentenced to two life terms in Oklahoma case Published: Sat, Mar 31, 2012 Javier Marquez, 49, was convicted in Oklahoma County of shooting Glenda Marshall to death and wounding her daughter's boyfriend; he was extradited from Mexico in 2010. Read More
Farmers' concerns grow about immigration laws Updated: Fri, Jan 20, 2012 Alabama, Georgia growers wonder if they will find enough harvest workers. Read More
Immigration policy changes could bolster economy, report says Published: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 The report from the American Enterprise Institute and the Partnership for a New American Economy outlines several areas where changes in immigration policies could help job growth, decrease deficits and improve the U.S. economy. Read More
Inmates train America's wild horses to help enforce U.S. border security Updated: Sun, Jan 1, 2012 Paul McGuire, of the Bureau of Land Management office in Moore, OK, assists with coordination of the regional program between America's wild horses and the Border Patrol. Read More
Alabama GOP leaders have second thoughts on immigration Published: Fri, Dec 9, 2011 Alabama Republicans who pushed through the nation's toughest law against illegal immigrants are having second thoughts amid a backlash from big business, fueled by the embarrassing traffic stops of two foreign employees tied to the state's prized Honda and Mercedes plants. Read More
Mona Charen: Newt Gingrich the wrong choice for GOP Updated: Tue, Nov 29, 2011 While the nation was digesting its turkey dinner, Rep. Michelle Bachmann was seizing an opportunity to score points at Newt Gingrich's expense. Suggesting that his position on illegal immigration amounts to “amnesty,” Bachmann predicted the GOP electorate would “come home” to the person who has been the... Read More
U.S. celebrates Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday Updated: Fri, Oct 28, 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — Scores of people waved tiny flags after taking the oath of U.S. citizenship at the foot of the Statue of Liberty on Friday, 125 years after the iconic American symbol welcoming visitors and immigrants was dedicated. “We are a nation of diverse people,” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar... Read More
Romney calls Obama a one-term president Updated: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 The Republican presidential contender says the president doesn't understand American economics. Read More
Oklahoma's Hispanic inmate population up 73 percent since 2005 Published: Sat, Oct 1, 2011 The increased Hispanic inmate population in Oklahoma prisons has not caused any severe problems in the prison system, a spokesman says. Read More
No need for tougher anti-illegal immigration laws, Oklahoma House leader says Published: Fri, Sep 30, 2011 The House chairman of a joint legislative committee said the state needs to be careful in passing anti-immigration laws similar to Arizona and Alabama. The need may exist, he says, for legislation to help law enforcement combat crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Read More
Agents arrest 37 undocumented criminals in Oklahoma as part of nationwide sweep Published: Thu, Sep 29, 2011 Federal officials say 2,901 undocumented immigrants with a criminal past were taken into custody during a national immigration sweep. In Oklahoma, 37 were arrested. Read More
Some teachers, students give Oklahoma immigration laws a bad grade Updated: Mon, Aug 8, 2011 Young adults who work hard in school but might be deported question whether they should even get an education. Read More
Federal law requires states to educate all children, no matter their legal status Updated: Sun, Aug 7, 2011 The law is based a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case, Plyler v. Doe, which overturned a Texas law that sought to deny enrollment to undocumented students. Read More
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Oklahoma Immigration Timeline

1990 to 2000:

  • Oklahoma's illegal immigrant population grows nearly 200 percent, a U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service study shows.

    • 2002:

  • Momentum begins in Oklahoma to designate English as the official language in the state. The English-only bill is defeated in March 2003.

    • 2005:

  • Former state Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Del City, proposes legislation requiring state employees to report illegal immigration. The measure would have required state and local employees to report suspected violations of immigration law to federal authorities. The bill fails to get a vote in the full House.

    • 2006:

  • Rep. Randy Terrill's HB 3119, a bill that would have required proof of citizenship when getting identification cards at school, registering to vote or seeking public assistance, is killed in a Senate committee.

    • 2007:

    Jan.19:

  • HB 1804 filed

    • March 7:

  • Passed the House, 88-9

    • April 16:

  • Passed the Senate, 41-6

    • May 1:

  • House concurred with Senate amendments, passed the bill 85-13 and sent it to the governor.

    • May 8:

  • Signed by the governor

    • Nov. 1:

  • Law took effect

    • 2008:

  • Rep. Randy Terrill files "Son of 1804," the Oklahoma Real Immigration Enforcement and Reform Act of 2008. Known as the English-only bill, it also would have set up a fund for law enforcement to be trained and certified to perform federal immigration law enforcement.

    • February:

  • The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The State Chamber, the Oklahoma City and Tulsa chambers of commerce, and the Oklahoma restaurant and hotel and lodging associations file a lawsuit against HB 1804 challenging its constitutionality.
  • Attorney General Drew Edmondson asks a U.S. District Court to dismiss the lawsuit.

    • March:

  • Terrill's English-only bill does not advance.

    • April:
  • Tulsa District Judge Jefferson Sellers decides a lawsuit against HB 1804 will go forward.

    • June:

  • U.S. District Judge Robin Cauthron grants a preliminary injunction against some employer-related provisions of the law.

  • The 10th U.S. Court of Appeals opens an appeals case for the Oklahoma attorney general to challenge Cauthron's decision.

    • 2009:

    Feb. 11:

  • Tulsa District Judge Jefferson Sellers upholds the constitutionality of the law except for a provision regarding resident tuition for higher education to those who have successfully completed the General Education Development test.

    • 2010:

    Feb. 24:

  • Terrill's HB 3384, a bill requiring school districts to report to the state the number of students who are illegal immigrants and how much it's costing to educate them, passes a House committee and goes to a full House vote.

    • March 10:

  • HB 3384 passes the House, 71-26 goes to the Senate. It doesn't make it out of a Senate committee.

    • April 19:

  • The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to reconsider its decision barring Oklahoma from enforcing parts of a law intended to crack down on the hiring of illegal immigrants.

    • April 23:

  • Arizona's immigration law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer