The Anti-Immigrant State Legislative Boom Since 2020

A new report highlights the increase in state immigration legislation over the past four years, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Fin Gómez of CBS News.  

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) counted 233 state bills in 2024 compared to 132 in 2023 and 64 in 2022. The legislation includes policies around cooperation efforts between state law enforcement and federal immigration authorities as well as the criminalization of unauthorized entry into the country. 

"You really see activist governors and attorneys general that are basically trying to address these issues on their own, instead of, quite frankly, working in a bipartisan way through Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform," said Juan Proaño, LULAC's CEO. 

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