Oklahoma Senate OKs bill targeting illegal aliens

Oklahoma Senate OKs bill targeting illegal aliens... bill would create criminal penalties for illegal aliens who work in OK and those who smuggle them into the state...It would also give police officers more authority to question citizenship status of suspects..The bill, approved by a 37-8 vote, originated in the OK House and underwent revisions in the Senate. The two chambers must reconcile differences in the bill before it can go to Governor Mary Fallin. Senators faced a deadline on Thursday to pass bills that originate in the House.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/28/us-immigration-oklahoma-idUSTRE73R08T20110428?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Birther Bill: Still a go in Oklahoma and other states

Birther Bill: Still a go in Oklahoma and other states...OK SB91 passed last month with overwhelming and even bipartisan support. People in both parties said they were confident that the House would do the same by the deadline next week (the bill would have to return to the Senate for a procedural vote). Lawmakers said they assumed that Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, would sign it..from Georgia to Montana they say that they simply want to clarify the status of all candidates.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/us/politics/22birthers.html?_r=2&hp