Could an Arizona-style immigration bill be headed to Illinois? That's if Teahadist Randy Ramey (R-ILLD55/Carol Stream) has his way. Thankfully, the Dems control the trifecta, so it won't pass, and even it if did pass (via some ConservaDems downstate voting for it) the State House and/or Senate, Quinn would veto it. The poisonous bill is IL HB1969. The bill's other four sponsors, all GOPers, include Michael W. Tryon, Adam Brow, Bill Mitchell, and Ron Stephens.
Chicagonow.com has this:
Can someone tell that to Illinois State Rep. Randy Ramey who represents the area around suburban West Chicago?Ramey has proposed anti-immigrant legislation the likes of what passed in Arizona.
The bill, HB 1969, states that police can ask about a person's immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that person is undocumented.
What is reasonable suspicion?
An accent? A cowboy hat? The color of someone's skin?
It's just plain and simple racial profiling.
There is one key difference between Illinois and Arizona. Our leading politicians don't exploit immigrants.
I fully expect the Illinois anti-immigration bill to die in committee.
And expect Rep. Ramey to see a backlash next time he runs for office.