Sunday, August 8, 2010

Tennessee businesses lobby for amnesty for illegal immigrants

Immigration backers say Ariz. law is 'too radical'

by. CHRIS ECHEGARAY • THE TENNESSEAN • JULY 30, 2010

While Tennessee's lawmakers work to make state immigration policy as tough as Arizona's, Tennessee businesses and professional groups are lobbying to make life easier for immigrants.

The Nashville Music Association union, Tyson Foods and the National Pork Producers Council, with a local office in Rutherford County, all lobby for immigration reform that would raise the cap on worker visas. They also want to create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

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Posted By: Carlos T. Alfaro

Summer 2010

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