Report on SB799

Several Conservative activist from Secure Arkansas arrived at the Senate around noon and took positions in front of the Senate. We were able to flag down a few Senators as they moved around before the session started. We also talked to some state representatives who let us know that they would vote SB799 down if it reached the Arkansas House. We decided to use a posterboard sign that was very effective in getting our message to the senators and the media. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette was the first to talk to us. The rest waited until after the vote. There were several bills before SB799 so we had to wait until around 4:00pm before SB799 came up. We kept people outside, including myself, while others went into the Senate Gallery. There were only a few supporters of SB799 in the gallery and only one who appeared to lobby. Rita Sklarr of the ACLU showed up and chatted with a few senators. More here:

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SB799 defeated and Events

SB799 was stopped in the AR Senate on Monday March 30th. It needed 18 votes but only got 13. There is a danger that SB799 could still be re-introduced like it was after it had been voted down in the Senate Education Committee last Monday. www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/=sb799

While we are fighting to stop Arkansas Taxpayers from yet another bailout to illegal immigration, there is a Federal effort to spend more educational services on illegal aliens. www.fairus.org/site/News2

Events Coming up

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SB799 lobbying event

Arkansas Senate Bill 799, the in-state tuition for illegal aliens bill, is being snuck through the State Capitol quickly. After the Senate Education Committee passed the bill Wednesday, it is now headed to the full Senate Monday 03/30/09. More here:
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SB799 fails. No tuition for illegals!

SB799, the in-state tuition for illegal aliens bill, was defeated in the Senate Education Committee. I want to thank all those who called their legislators about SB799. Several Conservative groups participated in stopping this bill from passing, including keeparkansaslegal. The Senate was suppossed to adjorn around 2:00pm, but it ended up being around 3:00pm. Joyce Elliott first introduced SB799 and then took questions from the Senators. Senator Kim Hendren asks Joyce Elliott about the legal problems that will occur if SB799 were to pass. Joyce Elliott attempts to claim that the legal problems have been somehow resolved and then claims that it doesn't really matter. After this video, there is testimony from those for and against SB799. That video footage will be posted at a later time.

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The Arkansas Race Card (and other events)

SB299 is currently in the Senate Committee on State Agencies & Governmental Affairs for today 031909. This bill will reestablish a racial profiling task force for Arkansas. more here...
www.examiner.com/The-Arkansas-Racecard-and-other-bills

Arkansas Tea Party Video Footage

Members of several conservative organizations, including KeepArkansasLegal, gathered in front of the Statehouse Convention Center on Saturday, March 14th from 4:30-6:30pm. This is video footage of that event:
www.examiner.com/Little-Rock-Immigration-Arkansas-Tea-Party

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