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NH
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a <01:31:29.520>basis Making immigration status itself a basis Making immigration - Um, I'm not an immigration lawyer, but I looked into federal immigration law a little bit for a bill
- Um, I'm not an immigration lawyer, but I looked into federal immigration law a little bit for a bill
- Um, I'm not an immigration of this.
- "Affordable and workforce pricing?
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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development support workforce development support workforce development initiatives - The process of immigrating took easy.
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It in companies and in their workforce. - It in companies and in their workforce.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for workforce aligned programs. for workforce aligned programs.
- <02:34:21.840>
laws the immigration laws the immigration laws pursuant<02:34:24.000>to - if uh immigrate if federal immigration<02:48:49.320>
raids immigration raids immigration raids - So, anybody that is a undocumented<03:08:31.560>
immigrant undocumented immigrant undocumented - immigrants are already here. immigrants are already here.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a guest vocalist, and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving into routine business. Members first recognized several special guests and school groups, including championship teams from Simpson County Academy, New Albany High School, Tougaloo College, Madison-Richland Academy, East Rankin Academy, Morton High School, and others, along with honorees such as Dr. Katrina Cox, Pamela Moody, Joe Helen Joey Walker, and Jimmy Carr. The chamber also noted a prior resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Victor Dixon and the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance, and Dr. Dixon led the opening prayer.
On the calendar, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 1752 dealing with judicial salaries. The report set new salary amounts for state court judges effective January 1, 2027, froze district attorney salary increases until January 1, 2028, and then tied DAs to 95% of circuit and chancery judges’ pay. It also removed mandatory raise language for judges and county court judges, and members briefly discussed the broader issue of legislative compensation. The report passed 115-2.
The House then adopted a conference report on House Bill 377, the missing persons bill, which clarified definitions, added forensic genetic genealogy testing provisions, and set timelines for law enforcement to enter credible missing-person reports into NamUs and NCIC. That report passed 120-0. The chamber also adopted a conference report on House Bill 525, changing the penalty for sexual battery in a position of trust or authority from a 0-to-30-year range to a 5-to-30-year range; it passed 112-0. Later, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 925 after removing veto-message language, and adopted another conference report on House Bill 939 combining a low-sat repealer change and a fire truck acquisition program that creates a Fire Equipment Fund supported by recurring black tag revenue. The House also approved unanimous-consent amendments to Senate Bill 3105 and recommitted Senate Bill 2747 for further work.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 093 Apr 17th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
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- no matter their immigration status. no matter their immigration status.
- Latino immigrant workers. Latino immigrant workers.
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less immigrants less immigrants less make<02:30:31.000>it <02:30:31.160> - That is generally into workforce pay.
- Under this administration, immigration Under this administration, immigration enforcement<02:48:26.040
Summary:
The House convened with 58 members present and seven excused, establishing a quorum, and approved the April 15, 2026 journal as corrected. The chamber then moved through announcements recognizing visiting railroad workers, LIUNA Local 720, Colorado West Christian Schools, Religious Freedom Day, and several school and community groups, along with birthday acknowledgments and committee schedule notices. The House also adopted a motion to remove House Bill 1245 from special orders and returned it to the general orders second reading calendar, and set House Bills 1290, 1312, and 1321 as special orders.
The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 18, recognizing Nowruz and expressing support for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Iranian people, including the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Supporters described Nowruz as a holiday of renewal and resilience and tied the resolution to solidarity with Iranian communities. Representative Zokaie also spoke at length about the personal impact of war on Iranian families and urged a vote. The resolution passed 59-2 with four excused.
The chamber then considered several bills in committee report. House Bill 1290, concerning assault and clarifying sentencing, was amended in Judiciary to remove the medical professional provision and passed after testimony emphasizing strangulation as a serious warning sign in domestic violence cases; it then passed the House. House Bill 1312, dealing with peace officer participation, POST Board composition, academy training, and related grants, was amended for clarity and passed the Judiciary report and then the bill. House Bill 1321, modifying the School Security Disbursement Program, had the Education Committee report defeated, but amendments were adopted to broaden eligible service providers and adjust funding language; the bill then passed as amended.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/10/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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- partnership to support Workforce partnership to support Workforce Development<00:32:41.639>
and - Beyond workforce development, HAMP fuels entrepreneurship.
- because that's really hard for immigrant because that's really hard for immigrant Refugee<00:43:
- I'm sorry, how much from the Workforce Development Fund in 2023?
- is a longing stable Workforce is a longing stable Workforce Development<01:42:40.719>
nonprofit
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SF 818, a request for funding for the Block Builders Foundation, which provides financial literacy and job-readiness training for youth. Senator Fate and testifiers described a 12-week program covering budgeting, savings, banking, credit, debt, career exploration, job preparation, entrepreneurship, and mentorship. They said the program served youth ages 13 to 19, had expanded to multiple cohorts, and had produced graduation ceremonies and job placements. Testifiers also said the organization had transportation challenges and limited space, and that additional funding would help with staffing, participant support, and transportation partnerships.
Committee members asked extensive questions about the program’s outcomes, funding sources, and finances. Block Builders said it had 40 graduates in the most recent cohort, with 30 placed in jobs, and that participants who complete the program receive a $500 stipend. The organization said it had been operating since 2023 in North and South Minneapolis, had received $50,000 from the state previously, and raised additional community support. Members also asked about IRS filing status, audits, and how outcomes were measured; the organization said outcomes were tracked through graduation and certificates, and that it had not yet filed a 990 because it had not reached the threshold. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion, with committee members noting the current language makes the appropriation available only through June 30, 2026 unless amended.
The committee then began hearing SF 927. An A1 technical amendment was adopted without objection. Senator Pappas introduced the bill, which would appropriate $1.5 million to the Mung American Partnership for workforce development and business lending. The transcript cuts off before further testimony or committee action on SF 927.
MN
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- trunks and sharing their immigrant stories.
- Those elders would advise my students who were newer immigrants to retain their heritage culture.
- trunks and sharing their immigrant stories.
- Those elders would advise my students who were newer immigrants to retain their heritage culture.
- MD's educator Workforce Division and MD's educator Workforce Division and finally<01:17:22.280>
this
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/25/25
Health and Human Services
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- One, it'll diversify our workforce.
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uh one it'll diversify our Workforce uh one it'll diversify our Workforce uh - The ophthalmology workforce is insufficient to meet current service demands.
- The ophthalmology workforce is insufficient to meet current service demands.
- I think we have prepared, fortunately, Minnesota sort of ophthalmology for an adequate workforce.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill isn't about immigration policy.
- My name is Bruno Huissar with the California Immigrant Policy Center.
- My name is Bruno Huissar with the California Immigrant Policy Center.
- Monica Madrid with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Chair, in support.
- For many Californians, immigration enforcement is not just a policy.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, we are responsibly aligning our workforce to meet actual needs by eliminating 865 FTE due
- This amendment removes the language relating to unaccompanied alien children and special immigrant visas
- ...immigrant visas. That's the amendment. Great. Other questions of the sponsor on the amendment?
- It may have been related to the unaccompanied alien children or the special immigrant juvenile visas.
- I represent the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and I also really appreciate the addition of these amendments
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services first heard and adopted the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget for the committee, which was presented as a $1.8 billion increase over the current base budget. The budget emphasized Medicaid and KidCare funding, IT modernization, workforce reductions tied to unfilled or augmented positions, provider rate increases, mental health and substance use funding, opioid treatment, elder care, veterans’ services, cancer research, and school nurse staffing. The committee approved technical adjustments and then adopted the budget proposal for submission to the full Senate Appropriations Committee.
The committee then considered several bills, most of which were reported favorably. SB 152 on surgical smoke required hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt smoke evacuation policies; it drew strong support from nurses and other health care workers describing workplace and patient safety risks. CS/SB 958 on early detection of type 1 diabetes required the Department of Health to develop informational materials for schools and, by amendment, early learning coalitions. CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing homes required consumer satisfaction surveys, patient safety culture surveys, reporting to the health information exchange, financial reporting penalties, and Medicaid quality incentive reporting; an amendment exempted state-operated homes, including veterans’ facilities, and directed a study of quality incentive systems. CS/SB 738 updated and streamlined child care regulation, and CS/SB 1356 created the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at Florida State University and a related pediatric rare disease screening pilot.
The committee also passed SB 1370, which reorganized ambulatory surgical centers into their own statutory framework, with testimony emphasizing their lower costs compared with hospitals. Finally, the committee considered CS/CS/SB 1626 on child welfare and related issues. After adopting multiple amendments that removed references to unaccompanied alien children and special immigrant visas, changed language on child abuse definitions, and required DCF to set room-and-board rates by methodology rather than fee schedule, the bill was explained as strengthening child welfare protections, codifying military-family coordination, improving domestic violence shelter certification, adjusting children’s services council appointments, clarifying missing-child procedures, and updating licensing and compliance provisions. The bill drew both support and opposition, particularly over missing-child jurisdiction and immigration-related concerns, and was ultimately reported favorably. A final motion to record a vote on SB 958 was also adopted.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/27/25
State and Local Government
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- Next up, Senate File 2322, the Minnesota Healthcare Workforce Bill.
- with existing Healthcare Workforce with existing Healthcare Workforce entities<00:10:59.480>
- <00:29:48.159>
advisory that a healthcare Workforce advisory that a healthcare Workforce advisory - entities that are working on Workforce entities that are working on Workforce Development<00:30:
- Workforce shortage and I um you know I Workforce shortage and I um you know I very<01:29:24.800>
rarely
NM
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- If we lose that workforce during chili harvest season, if we lose that workforce during onion planting
- season, if we lose that workforce throughout...
- This is how America was made through immigration. Senator Brandt. Thank you, Mr.
- My father-in-law actually immigrated to this country from Italy when he was 15.
- So I know a little bit about immigration, but I don't know enough. I know just enough to be damned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Aug 15th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I spent, once our first son was born, left the workforce.
- And that's when I hopped back into the workforce with TJ.
- it's kind of tricky because we said it's hard to find what area of expertise that person has in the workforce
- includes Title 3A programs, which support instruction for English learners to help students, including immigrant
- So, my... ...concern also is of the IDs, the close proximity of immigrant communities and immigrants
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- mentioned kind of going back about the, you mentioned something about the, I think the undocumented immigrants
- I'm wondering if the costs of labor increased substantially during the time that immigration laws changed
- care workers and, you know, all of our providers that hire direct care workers are struggling with workforce
- Commonwealth faces, and the PCA employers and PCAs face, which is that, you know, the union and the PCA workforce
- council negotiate with the administration and come up with the The workforce council negotiates with
Summary:
The subcommittee met with MassHealth LTSS Chief Leslie Darcy to review the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program and the legislative work group focused on its long-term sustainability and cost containment. Darcy and Charlie described the work group’s five meetings and three consensus recommendations: enforce the 66-hour overtime cap, address fraudulent activity in the PCA program, and eliminate MassHealth handling of PCA paperwork/administrative work for members without a live-in exemption because those members are subject to EVV. They explained EVV as an electronic visit verification system replacing paper timesheets, and noted the rollout is expected to be completed this fall. The group estimated about $7 million in savings from the consensus recommendations and agreed to continue meeting through June to consider additional ideas.
Darcy presented data showing the PCA program served about 56,000 members in state fiscal year 2024 and has grown from $1.2 billion in FY20 to $1.6 billion in FY24, with projections near $2 billion by 2027. She said much of the growth is driven by wage increases and older adults using more services, and compared PCA costs with other LTSS programs. The discussion also covered overtime spending, the role of federal financial participation, and how Massachusetts’ PCA program differs from other states because it has no hard caps on hours or activities. Several members emphasized the program’s value for independent living and community participation, while also acknowledging the need to control growth without undermining services.
Members asked about undocumented immigrants and MassHealth funding, and Darcy explained that some eligibility categories are state-funded only and do not receive federal matching funds. Another member asked about workforce recruitment and wage pressures; Darcy said recent collective bargaining agreements raised PCA wages, with some workers eventually reaching $25 per hour and the entry wage reaching $20. The group also discussed whether IADL hours are disproportionately high compared with ADL needs, and reviewed data suggesting potential savings if IADL hours were limited relative to ADL hours, though no consensus recommendation was made on that point. The meeting ended with approval of the prior minutes by roll call vote, an update that the next health equity informational hearing is scheduled for May 19, and a motion to adjourn carried unanimously.
MN
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- who are trying to overcome a Workforce who are trying to overcome a Workforce shortage<00:20:05.919
- are still navigating that same Workforce are still navigating that same Workforce crisis<00:20:16.520
- East African and immigrant communities East African and immigrant communities um<00:27:04.559>
so< - crisis you know about the the workforce crisis you know about the workforce<00:48:19.920>
crisis< - directed at strengthening the workforce directed at strengthening the workforce are<00:48:27.000
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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Committee, of the Education Workforce Committee, of the Education Workforce - We believe that we have a broken immigration system.
- It we have a broken immigration system.
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We immigrant families in this country. - We immigrant families in this country.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- How would a smaller workforce and a smaller budget help effectuate the mission, the critical life-saving
- Siralta, I want to start by saying, as the son of an immigrant, when you told me your story, when you
- Immigrants make America better.
- That being said, the Marshals Service have always had a footprint in immigration.
- Yes, so any immigration aspects to it...
Keywords:
fentanyl crisis, DEA, drug trafficking, public safety, Judea Serrata, Terrence Cole, judicial security, social media, drug prevention
Summary:
The committee meeting centered on the urgent crisis of fentanyl abuse and the government’s response to the drug trafficking epidemic. Key discussions revolved around the nomination of Terrence Cole as the Administrator of the DEA and Judea Serrata as Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Cole emphasized his commitment to combating the fentanyl crisis, highlighting the rising number of overdose deaths and the necessity of bipartisan efforts to dismantle drug cartels. Members engaged in dialogue on the effectiveness of various strategies and the importance of education aimed at preventing drug-related deaths among youth. Additionally, the challenges of social media in drug trafficking were highlighted, indicating a need for greater accountability in how platforms handle such issues. Senators voiced concerns about the impact of administration policies on judicial security and the resources available for marshals to perform their critical roles.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 7th, 2025
Emergency Management
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- DeMaio as somebody who is a proud immigrant, as somebody who has just gone through a disaster in Los
- We are a nation of immigrants. We support that. We celebrate that.
- How much money would have been available to illegal immigrants?
- The second answer was no, it has nothing to do with immigration.
- So it does allow for illegal immigrants.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, December 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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driven, <01:59:25.040>create that are workforce driven, create that are workforce driven- public believe that Muslim immigrants public believe that Muslim immigrants have<03:33:36.399>
- we froze immigration. we froze immigration.
- Pause Act to pause immigration Pause Act to pause immigration and<03:39:24.080>
to <03:39:- We need to pause immigration.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- growing population, but we also need to review and understand the working dynamic. of our agency's workforces
- Also, provided a sample response from the Texas Workforce Commission as a sample.
- Then we have our mobile workforce, a lot of that's going to be under.
- or illegal. immigrant population here in Texas.
- Texas is home to 14% of the illegal immigrants. population in our nation, and it is things like LQHCs
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to make sure that we are continuing to be proactive to the needs of the workforce.
- My father immigrated legally to this country as position.
- My mother came from Irish and English immigrants who are American soldiers and farmers and she went on
- to work with workforce and allow to fill those gaps that our employers in the region need.
- Yields ensuring her graduates are ready to meet the demands of today's workforce.