Roll Call! House Gives Free Legal Counsel to Immigrants
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PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on April 10, 2018, by a vote of
97-40
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Purpose: This bill would allow state-paid public defenders, including the Defender General, to provide legal help to immigrants on immigration issues in the federal court system.
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Analysis: Those voting YES believe that immigrants and farm workers residing in Vermont should have access to taxpayer funded representation in federal court “in or with respect to a matter arising out of or relating to immigration status.”
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Those voting NO believe that giving Vermont’s Defender General more responsibilities without increased funding would put a strain on that government office. There is already a backlog of cases, and the Defender General would have to reallocate resources away from other vital government functions in order to provide this service. The federal court system already offers court-appointed legal counsel, and there is no reason for the state to duplicate this service.
As Recorded in the House Journal, Friday, March 21, 2018: “Shall the bill be read a third time? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 97. Nays, 40.” ( Read the Journal, p.948-951.)
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stop giving free $$$ to/for illegals… The federal court system already offers court-appointed legal counsel, and there is no reason for the state to duplicate this service. Vote out those democrats and RINO republicans.