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Immigration Task Force Bill SF 3405
Posted on Apr 12 2016
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota/Pictured are Henry Jimenez (left), Senator Ray (center), and John Keller (right)
This spring, ILCM advocated for the Immigrant Task Force Bill in the Minnesota Senate.
SF 3405, or the Immigrant Task Force Bill, seeks to create an immigration integration task force to research state laws and rules that negatively impact immigrants. It aims to create methods to ensure that future proposed laws and rules consider the impact of proposals on Minnesota’s immigrant communities. The task force would include five members appointed by the governor to represent Minnesota’s various immigrant communities, two members from the House of Representatives, two senators, and both a chair and co-chair.
Though SF 3405 was approved without dissent in early April and moved to the Senate Finance Committee, it did not receive a hearing in the House. ILCM is now asking the Governor to convene this task force through executive action.
Above, Senator Patricia Torres Ray is pictured testifying on the bill. Henry Jimenez, from the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, also provided strong testimony.
More information on the bill can be found here.