Wisconsin State Senate Hearing Scheduled To Discuss Proposed Anti-immigrant Sanctuary City Bill SB 275/AB 190

State Senate will hold a hearing on anti-immigrant "Sanctuary City" bill SB 275/AB 190 in Madison.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 9, 2017

Madison, WI - On Thursday, the State Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform will hold a hearing on anti-immigrant "Sanctuary City" bill SB 275/AB 190 at 9:30 a.m., room 412 East at the State Capitol, which is open to the public. If approved, the Sanctuary City bill will prohibit resolutions, ordinances and policies that prohibit the enforcement of federal immigration federal laws by local and county governments, which would also allow elected officials to take legal action for non-compliance and provide a penalty to reduce share revenue payments.

The SB 275/AB 190 Relating to: prohibiting local ordinances, resolutions, and policies that prohibit the enforcement of federal or state law relating to illegal aliens or immigration status, authorizing certain elective officeholders to commence an enforcement action, providing a reduction in shared revenue payments, and creating governmental liability for damages caused by illegal aliens.

The Sanctuary City bill is being pushed forward by anti-immigrant State Republican Senators who sponsored the bill including State Assembly Republican Representatives. State Senators Nass, Stroebel, Craig and Vukmir; cosponsored by State Representatives Spiros, Kremer, E. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Jacque, Mursau, Neylon, Quinn, Skowronski, Tusler, Weatherston and Hutton.