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Brandon Smith has more from Jefferson City.
St. Louis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Secretary Jorge Riopedre said the Missouri legislature has already pushed forward with bills targeting immigrants.
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| Description: I don't think there's a backlash that's going to be on top of that. |
However, the crash follows Governor Blunt's recent policy directives targeting illegal immigrants.
Governor Blunt has announced a press conference tomorrow regarding those policies in response to yesterday's incident.
Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Brandon Smith.
Intro: After an illegal immigrant drove his SUV into a restaurant patio in Clayton, a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce expressed concern that people would use the accident against other immigrants.
Brandon Smith has more from Jefferson City.
Jorge Riopedre, the secretary of the St. Louis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said car accidents happen all the time, and most do not involve illegal immigrants.
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| Description: I would have a problem extrapolating from this incident yesterday that the illegal immigrants are causing any current or probable danger to the citizens of the state of Missouri. |
Riopedre said the accident would not lead to further legislative action, since there have already been a large number of bills targeting immigrants.
However, the crash comes after Governor Blunt recently unveiled his new policy targeting illegal immgrants.
Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Brandon Smith.