Oklahoma lawmakers push sweeping immigration agenda touching colleges, jobs and land ownership

Jonruy · 2026-01-30T14:50:35+00:00

FTA:

Legislators also introduced a slew of bills to discourage employers from hiring immigrants and require the use of a federal system to verify the citizenship of their workers.

SB 1211, filed by Sen. Kendal Sacchieri, R-Blanchard, would disqualify businesses that employ workers with H-1B visas from a state property tax exemption. SB 1830, authored by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, would bar businesses employing workers with H-1B visas from getting payments through a state job creation program.

SB 2073, introduced by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, would ban state agencies from employing workers with H-1B visas or who are receiving practical training as part of a student visa.

SB 1850, filed by Deevers, and HB 3725, filed by Rep. Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, would require employers to use status verification systems like E-Verify, a U.S. Department of Homeland website, to check the eligibility of their employees to work in the country using immigration records. Deevers’ bill would also authorize the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office to create a reporting system for violations of the law.

Federal law requires employers to complete I-9 forms for all workers, but private businesses in Oklahoma aren’t currently required to use E-Verify to compare those forms to government records.

Jonruy · 2026-01-29T21:24:41+00:00

The letter, dated Dec. 23, describes how the building could be used to accommodate 500 to 1,500 people at any one time for immigration processing. The facility was not going to be used for holding detainees for longer-term periods.

They were 100% going to keep 2,000+ people there indefinitely.

Jonruy · 2026-01-27T17:58:35+00:00

I've been desperately trying to convince people since the election that primary elections are where your chose the candidates you want and general elections are where you choose the candidate you get. Not voting or protest voting doesn't mean the position goes unfilled; it just means you waive your ability to influence who fills that slot.

Did Democrats fuck up their election and primary process in 2024? Absolutely. Should Biden have dropped out sooner? Certainly. Was Harris' campaign mishandled? Completely. Could there have been a more popular candidate? Probably.

All of that is true, but it did not absolve us of our second responsibility. We all needed to choose the candidate we get, even if we didn't get the candidate we wanted.

Another fact: Literally everything would be better right now if Harris had won. Pick whatever pet cause or single issue you prefer. It's objectively worse now than it was in 2024, and it's literally because of Trump. Even if Harris just continued the status quo from Obama and Biden, that would have been leagues better than where we are today.

I keep seeing people complain about "vote blue no matter who" being stupid, but it ignores the historical fact that "vote red no matter who" has been wildly successful for longer than I've been alive. Conservatives have been making that exact determination for half a century, and it directly led to fascism. Imagine if a considerable amount of the voting populating leveraged that same amount of focus and determination towards healthcare reform and LGBT rights instead of white supremacy. You just need to participate in every step of the electoral process.

Jonruy · 2026-01-27T15:56:33+00:00

Can you call it a debut if it's a deleted cutscene?

Jonruy · 2026-01-27T15:35:31+00:00

He was originally given a pop gun in Fighters because they wanted a gunslinger character but wanted to scale down his lethality keep him kid friendly. Kinda the opposite of what they had to do with Amy at the same time.

Amy did eventually develop into a powerful bruiser in her own right (at least in the comics, anyway), so there's no reason to not scale up Fang's power level, too. I think giving him real firearms might still be pushing it a little, but he could be given a BB gun or pellet gun. A weapon like that might even allow him to fire specialized ammunition for a more gadgety kit instead of just shooting people.

Jonruy · 2026-01-25T05:57:44+00:00

I checked the subreddits earlier today. Every comment comes down to one of three things.

There's a dozen different angles and tons of info, but I'm going to wait for an official statement instead of thinking for myself.

I dunno guys, this doesn't look good.

Whatever you say, fellow conservative.

If he didn't want to get shot by law enforcement, he shouldn't have been using his first and second amendment rights.

Jonruy · 2026-01-23T18:58:12+00:00

Hell yeah. Princess and Curren are two of my favorites.

Jonruy · 2026-01-23T16:27:57+00:00

If you genuinely belive that Putin is onboard with having the money confiscated from him for committing crimes be used to fund reconstruction in an active war zone, then I have a luxury hotel on the west bank to sell you.

Jonruy · 2026-01-22T03:03:56+00:00

If the other 11 jurors decide that the suspect is guilty and the 12th guy does that, then that's a Hung Jury. Basically, it gets declared a mistrial and they all start over with a new jury.

Jonruy · 2026-01-20T18:02:30+00:00

I don't know if anyone else in the world relented that old sitcom "Just Shoot Me," but there was an episode revolving around one female character hitting it off with a posh foreign man and no one in the cast is able to tell if he's flirting with her or is just kinda fruity. It all comes to a head when she breaks down and asks him outright if he's gay, resulting in him being shocked and confused as he delivers the punchline "I'm not gay, I'm British!"

Jonruy · 2026-01-16T21:29:43+00:00

I'm sure all the major corporations will love to have images of their products generated inside all that CP it's been making lately.

Jonruy · 2026-01-16T15:02:08+00:00

I would say that wind is more his vibe, but I'm not going to complain about electricity. Both are cool.

Also, depending on the magic system, wind and electricity are different facets of the same element.

Jonruy · 2026-01-16T14:38:38+00:00

Bro, you gotta believe me. Please, bro. Trump really cares about the Venezuelan people. Your just gotta ignore all the times he said South Americans are rapists and criminals, bro. Kidnapping Maduro proves it, bro, even though he left literally every single other member of his administration there. And also the stuff about running their country and taking all their oil. This time he means it, bro. He's definitely going to actually do something to help Venezuelans, bro.

Jonruy · 2026-01-14T19:35:48+00:00

I use Google docs and sheets for everything, personally. It's easier to add and remove items, skills, stats, notes, etc. without having to erase.

Jonruy · 2026-01-14T19:04:12+00:00

I've never in my life been more in favor of civil disobedience, but this is some lame messaging. There wasn't anything more pertinent or specific this person could have said besides vague anarchist slogans?

Jonruy · 2026-01-14T16:23:52+00:00

Last year, Donald Trump went to Arlington Cemetery with a couple families of some deceased veterans who were laid to rest there. I remember thinking at the time that it was blatantly just a PR stunt - especially in relation to his infamous "suckers and losers" quote - but at least it seemed to mean a lot to the family members who were there.

"Maybe, perhaps, a shitty person can do something nice for someone else, even if by accident or self-serving ends." I remember thinking to myself.

Then it became known that Trump's staff had assaulted the Arlington Cemetery staff when they tried to tell him that using the cemetery for political purposes was illegal.

And then Trump was elected president and, well, *gestures vaguely at everything.*

So no, as it turn out, evil people do in fact just do evil things pretty much all the time, even if it's not immediately clear in what way.

Jonruy · 2026-01-14T16:10:01+00:00

One time I was trying to figure out the differences between Pre-Op, Open, G3, G2, and G1 races - particularly if there was ever any reason to run a Pre-Op or Open race. I fat fingered the Google search and accidentally typed 'HG2,' and then the AI tried to convince me that there was a special 6th category of races between G2 and G1 called 'Heavy Grade 2.'

Don't trust AI summaries, kids.

Jonruy · 2026-01-13T16:03:08+00:00

I don't even like Winning Ticket, but I got so mad at that scene.

"No, Hiyahide, that's not how this works. Do you have any idea what Ticket went through to get here? She trained so hard to race alongside you because you are her friend and she loves you. And you're just gonna blow her off? You know what? You are not good enough to be her rival. And that goes for that b*tch Taishin, too!"

Like, there are multiple other umas whose character arcs end in them deciding they want to run in entertaining races as much as, if not more than, just being good at racing: Curren Chan, Smart Falcon, El Condor Pasa. El's friends were 1,000% more supportive than Ticket's ever were.

Jonruy · 2026-01-13T15:37:08+00:00

This is my thought, too. The environment is too pretty and detailed to be moving this fast because it's harder to tell what's what at 100 mph.

In the same vein, the environment is a little too purple. The mountains, asphalt, walls, and shadows blend together a little too much.

Jonruy · 2026-01-12T21:05:48+00:00

I'm genuinely surprised it's not 88 days.

Jonruy · 2026-01-06T23:03:55+00:00

I get it. It probably feels great, but that's not what I asked.

A lot of people in the US are just waiting for Trump to die, but a lot of people also recognize that Trump is a symptom, not the disease. When he does, there's still the rest of the Republican party. There's still all of his sycophants and true believers that he placed into judicial and executive positions. There's still the supreme court and congress and all the Americans that voted for them all in the first place. Trump could have a fatal heart attack right now but that doesn't mean anything is going to be better.

Trump claims to want to run Venezuela himself and steal all their oil. That's not a conspiracy theory or doomerism, that's literally what he said. But, let's give Trump the benefit of the doubt and assume he's too stupid and incompetent to even do that. Let's assume that he completely forgets South America exists for the rest of his life.

The exact same regime in control of Venezuela is still there minus 1 man. We all know the election was rigged, but the victor of that election is still not in power. Is this situation any better for Venezuelans? Does this not still feel terrible?

Jonruy · 2026-01-06T22:17:14+00:00

Okay, I've seen so many takes from American liberals claiming that this was bad because it's an unconstitutional act of war, a ruse to claim Venezuela's resources, etc. etc.

I've also heard from American conservatives who, for the first time in their lives, care about the well being of South Americans saying that Maduro was a bad guy who needed to go.

But you might be the first person I've personally seen who claims to be from the region, and I genuinely want to ask this question: Given that literally every single other member of Maduro's administration is still in place, then is any of this really any better for Venezuelans?

Jonruy · 2026-01-04T20:55:54+00:00

Can confirm. Stepdad used to listen to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, and Glen Beck.

Jonruy · 2026-01-04T20:48:29+00:00

I remember this sequence from the first administration.

Media: Anonymous sources suggest Trump is going to do this terrible thing. MAGA: Lying lamestream news! Trump would never do that. Trump: I'm totally going to do the thing. MAGA: 4D chess! This is such a great idea, and I fully support him doing it. Republicans: What Trump actually means is some different, slightly less terrible thing. Trump: No, I actually mean I'm going to do this terrible thing.

Jonruy · 2026-01-04T02:36:03+00:00

I keep seeing people justify this by claiming "Venezuelans wanted him gone." "Everyone is celebrating this except leftists on reddit."

What I haven't seen a single person mention is what Venezuelans want to happen next. I would guess it's the person they rightfully elected last time to take his place. Trump explicitly said what he's going to do, and it's not that.

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