Immigration Laws I Co-sponsored or Voted for
In 2007, Bob Marshall’s bill, HB 1673, established the Virginia Commission on Immigration (on which he served) to examine the circumstances relating to immigrants who are in Virginia legally or others who are here illegally.
In July 2010, Bob sought and obtained an opinion from the Virginia Attorney General that law enforcement officers have the authority to check the immigration status of anyone they stop for any reason. He explained his request to the Attorney General on Fox News.
State Response: Delegate Marshall voted for bills to require E-verify, to ensure that employers who hire workers who break immigration laws to pay for worker’s compensation claims, to turn youth gang members over to federal officials if they are here illegally, to deny state or local benefits or assistance to unauthorized immigrants, and to require proof of legal presence for in-state tuition rates.