A Missouri lawmaker is responding to criticism of legislation that would offer state residents $1,000 rewards for turning in illegal immigrants.
And he’s not backing down.
State Senator-elect David Gregory (R) pre-filed Senate Bill 72, proposing a bounty hunter program where Americans could earn a substantial award for reporting illegal aliens to authorities.
The bill has received pushback and criticism from those who find the program to be onerous and dangerous.
Gregory responded to the heavy criticism by touting the benefits of the bill in a video posted to X Friday afternoon.
As I ran for State Senate, I promised to make Missouri a national leader in combating illegal immigration.
Now, I’m following through with my promise. SB 72 makes it a felony to be here illegally and the bill will finally allow Missouri law enforcement to find and arrest…
