Immigration hearing about to start…
People are filtering in for the immigration hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee this morning, at which two bills are up for consideration: SB 1303, from Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, and SB 1271, from Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell. Here, Jorgenson talks with committee Chairman Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa, a co-sponsor of McGee's bill, while behind him, law professor Kris Kobach, who worked with Jorgenson on his controversial proposal to penalize employers, greets committee members, as does Brent Olmstead, lobbyist for a coalition of Idaho agriculture and business groups that oppose the bills. The hearing is being held in the Capitol's largest hearing room, the Capitol Auditorium. McKenzie said the committee plans to vote on both bills today.