The bill's sponsor Republican Representative Mark Parkinson says illegal immigrants who have committed sexual offenses should be deported at the earliest possible time.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles, requires the Highway Patrol to check citizenship status for people on the official sexual offender registry. Under the bill, if the sexual offender is determined to be an illegal immigrant then the Highway Patrol must turn them over to the federal government to begin a deportation process.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, the same representative who spearheaded last week's interrogation of Governor Nixon's chief of staff, John Watson, about the governor's travel costs. The House Appropriations Committee on General Administration worked Wednesday to approve the final budget — without Silvey, and without the travel records that they had been promised by the governor's office more than a week ago, about which Chairman Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-..
The bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles, requires the Highway Patrol to check citizenship status for people on the official sexual offender registry. Under the bill, if the sexual offender is determined to be an illegal immigrant then the Highway Patrol must turn them over to the federal government to begin a deportation process.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles, requires the Highway Patrol to check citizenship status for people on the official sexual offender registry. Under the bill, if the sexual offender is determined to be an illegal immigrant then the Highway Patrol must turn them over to the federal government to begin a deportation process.
However, 102 Representatives in the Missouri House disagreed. “Driving is not a right. It is a privilege,” said Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles. Parkinson also said everyone applying for US citizenship is required to prove a sufficient ability to speak English and it should be a part of the American transition.
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