Moving On So Soon?

Well it "only" took 100 years, but Oklahoma lawmakers finally did something about controlling ILLEGAL migration in the state... and it's working!
Republicans with only partial control of the reins have gotten something done that Democrats couldn't do in nearly a century as reports are coming in that illegal aliens in Oklahoma are ...moving-on.

This from the McCarville Report:
The Tulsa World's Mick Hinton has a story that comes on the heels of yesterday's report that Tulsa elementary school officials have noticed Hispanic students leaving: Architects of the state's tough new immigration law said reports that Hispanic children are leaving Tulsa Public Schools indicates that the legislation is working. "Obviously, if we are talking about people who are not here legally under immigration laws, then the law is having its exact intended effect," Rep. Randy Terrill said Friday. "Certainly, I have heard the chatter that there are people particularly in northeastern Oklahoma and the Panhandle who are leaving, but we don't have any real evidence," added Terrill, R-Moore. Senator James Williamson, the Senate author of the bill, said, "The whole purpose of the law was to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in Oklahoma because it is costing taxpayers a lot of money to educate them. (Read all of Hinton's story here.)Some Tulsa area schools are seeing Hispanic students leaving as a state law targeting illegal immigrants is about to go into effect, it is being reported today. Principal Judy Feary at Kendall-Whittier Elementary says some students are seen getting into packed cars pulling a moving trailer and they don't return to class. She says some are heading back to Mexico while others are going to other states. And she says school officials are hearing others are planning to leave in October. A law passed earlier this year (see story below) takes effect November 1st which requires law officers to check the immigration status of people they arrest on felony and drunken-driving charges. The law is also intended to prevent illegal immigrants from getting jobs and many public benefits.

And of course... guess who is LEADING THE CHARGE against enforcing immigration laws or reducing the enormous drain on Oklahoma's education and health systems....

State Rep. Al Lindley, (pictured) D-Oklahoma City, is leading the charge to challenge the state's new immigration law. Four other lawmakers have joined his effort. Lindley wants a legal opinion on whether the state's new immigration law is enforceable. Lindley argues that the law requires employers to participate in a program to confirm the citizenship status of workers, yet Congress has chosen to make participation voluntary. Attorney General Drew Edmondson will assign the letter to an assistant for review, Edmondson's spokesman, Charlie Price, said. The review could take weeks. Portions of the law go into effect on November 1st. Joining Lindley are Reps. Bill Nations, D-Norman; Al McAffrey, D-Oklahoma City; Wallace Collins, D-Norman; and Scott BigHorse, D-Pawhuska.