North Carolina’s anti-immigrant bill advances to the House of Representatives

• North Carolina HB 10 is closer to becoming a law.
• It mirrors other tough anti-immigrant laws.
• It would require local law enforcement to work with ICE.

Red states across the U.S. have been passing tough anti-immigrant laws and North Carolina is the latest.

The law, known as HB 10, will require local sheriffs and police officers report the immigration status of detainees to ICE.

The North Carolina Senate passed HB 10 on Thursday, and it now it goes to the state House of Representatives before being signed by Governor Roy Cooper.

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North Carolina HB 10 advances to the House

Migrant advocacy groups have urged a halt to the law and demanded that North Carolina’s governor veto it.

According to El Tiempo Latino, El Centro Hispano issued a statement asking Roy Cooper not to sign the bill.

The letter states: «We ask the Governor of North Carolina to once again stand on the right side of history and veto HB 10.»

Just last week, Georgia approved an anti-immigrant law stipulating that police could hand over undocumented immigrants to ICE.

When would the new law take effect?

The tentative effective date for HB 10 would be July 1.

It still requires the approval of the North Carolina House of Representatives and the Governor, but indications suggest it will pass.

This is even more likely given that many U.S. states are enacting such laws due to the flow of undocumented immigrants.

Just this week, Mexican President AMLO commented that he was doing everything possible to prevent migrants from crossing the border to the U.S.