An override would require 12 votes. But although 12 legislators voted for the original funding bill, it appeared today that, due to several defections, there would not be enough votes to override the veto. The county funding would go to Catholic Charities to establish a center where contractors could go to pick up the day laborers, who now gather on street corners in Farmingville. Opponents of a job-pickup site say a community center would encourage the breaking of federal immigration and state labor laws. China's entry into the World Trade Organization will likely aggravate the problem.
Corruption is still rampant, despite a crackdown last year.
Elgin, IL 15 drivers charged with fake IDs Fifteen people who wanted to pose for new driver's license photos instead posed for police mug shots on Monday after they were arrested on document fraud charges at the secretary of state's licensing facility in Elgin, officials said. The 15 were among 80 suspected illegal immigrants identified by federal authorities last month for allegedly paying bribes to a former licensing worker in Elgin. Spahn has been charged with conspiracy to commit extortion. All 15 either had invalid Social Security numbers or numbers that apparently belonged to other people, Druker said. Then, there is immigration.