The Immigration Study Committee meets today at 1 p.m. Eastern time. If you cannot attend, you can listen to the webcast at the link at the bottom of this email. The members of this committee need to hear from you. Their email addresses and phone numbers are posted on the IFIRE forum here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1450 Additional meetings are set for Oct. 14 and Nov. 10 but the agenda hasn’t been posted yet.
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INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON
IMMIGRATION ISSUES
Legislative Services Agency
200 West Washington Street, Suite 301
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2789
Tel: (317) 233-0696 Fax: (317) 232-2554
Members
Sen. Dennis Kruse, Co-Chairperson
Sen. Ed Charbonneau
Sen. Michael Delph
Sen. Timothy Skinner
Sen. Richard Young
Sen. Frank Mrvan
Rep. Scott Pelath, Co-Chairperson
Rep. Vern Tincher
Rep. Mara Candelaria-Reardon
Rep. Eric Koch
Rep. Timothy Harris
Rep. Jackie Walorski
LSA Staff:
Eliza Houston Stephenson, Attorney for the
Committee
Bill Brumbach, Fiscal Analyst for the Committee
Al Gossard, Fiscal Analyst for the Committee
Authority: Legislative Council Resolution 08-01
Meeting Date: October 7, 2008
Meeting Time: 1:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Place: State House, 200 W. Washington St.,Room 404
Meeting City: Indianapolis, Indiana
Meeting Number: 3
MEETING AGENDA
(1) Call to order.
(2) The Committee will hear testimony only from the following:
(A) The effect of immigration policy on religious communities.
• Norman Wilson, Coordinator of Intercultural Studies,
Indiana Wesleyan University
• Glenn Tebbe, Executive Director,
Indiana Catholic Conference
• David Johns, Associate Professor of Theology,
Earlham School of Religion
• Jennifer Riggs, Director of Refugee and Immigration
Ministries Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Reverend Samuel Ruiz, Alliance of Hispanic Pastors
(B) Information on E-Verify.
• Kathy Lotspeich, Deputy Chief for the Verification Division ,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(C) The impact of illegal immigration on state wage rates and labor
markets and the nature of businesses and business sectors that tend
to employ illegal labor.
• Sean Keefer, Deputy Commissioner,
Indiana Department of Labor
(D) Taxes paid by undocumented workers.
• Tom Conley, Legislative Liaison,
Indiana Department of Revenue
(E) The different types of documentation required for agricultural
workers.
• Elisha Modisett, Legislative Liaison, Indiana State
Department of Agriculture
(F) How businesses handle hiring agricultural workers and the
importance of agricultural workers.
• Steve Smith, Director of Agriculture, Red Gold
• Illiana Watermelon Association
-- Mike Horrall, President, Melon Acres Inc.
-- Brad Wonning, President, Wonning Melons Farms
-- Dennis Mouzin, Produce producer
-- Mark Komman, Produce producer
(3) Adjournment by 5:30 P.M.
(The meeting will be broadcast over the Internet for those unable to attend. Please
visit
http://mediaserver.ihets.org/waysandmeans to listen to the Webcast.)