Thirteen organizations wrote to Indiana’s Senate leader Friday, asking him to ensure his chamber votes on a key bill to help enforce U.S. immigration law after four years of open borders. House Bill 1531 passed the state House with the support of all Republicans except one, but is being held up in the state Senate by judiciary chairwoman Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne.
“Indiana communities are now experiencing the very real effects of the Biden Administration’s four years of open-border policies,” says a Friday letter to Senate Pro-Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, from the America First Policy Institute. “Emergency rooms are overcrowded and strained by the influx of illegal immigrants requiring uncompensated care. Local school districts are overwhelmed with non-English-speaking students who enter with unknown educational or health histories, diverting resources from Hoosier children. Law enforcement…
