Some states get serious about illegal immigration

Washington Times:

State lawmakers across the nation are grappling with how to control the rising cost and effect of illegal aliens, with 368 bills pending or being debated in 42 states.
The bills, with more expected, target a number of constituency concerns, including the rising costs of education and medical care for illegal aliens, exploding crime, punishment for employers who exploit illegal aliens and the federal government's inability to secure the U.S. border.
But, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which tracks legislation, only Georgia has managed to get an immigration law through a state legislative session this year.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed sweeping new laws on Monday, requiring adults in that state seeking benefits to prove their U.S. citizenship, sanctioning employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and requiring companies with state contracts to check their employees' legal status.
The law, which does not affect emergency medical care or education benefits for children, also requires police officers in Georgia to check the legal status of people they arrest. It has been called one of the toughest laws targeting illegal aliens in the U.S.

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Legal status should also be a part of the inquiry when people are receive medical care and schooling. Services should not be denied, but status should be part of the inquiry. If you don't ask it means you don't care. If you don't care, then you are not serious about the rule of law when it comes to immigration.