Rocky Mountain News: "Colorado voters will see two measures dealing with immigration on the ballot in November, but neither is likely to be the failed initiative that led to the past week's special legislative session...
"The two bills headed to the ballot, House Bill 1020 and House Bill 1022, are intended to placate those who wanted voters to have a voice in the discussion - even if the topic is different from Initiative 55. House Bill 1020 (pdf), if approved by voters, would prohibit any employer who cannot verify an employee is a legal U.S. resident from claiming that employee's wages as a deductible business expense. It would apply to employees hired on or after Jan. 1, 2008, and who were paid $600 or more in one year. House Bill 1022 (pdf) says the state attorney general will sue or join with other states in suing the federal government to demand that it enforce federal immigration laws. Both bills have passed the House and Senate. They do not need the governor's signature to be placed on the ballot."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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