Political People & Events

A Senate Task Force on Illegal Immigration (see TMRO archives 9/16) is an admission by the Senate leadership of their mistake in killing illegal immigration reform proposals in the 2006 session of the Legislature, says State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore. Terrill said, "the Senate is admitting their mistake by acknowledging the serious financial consequences of illegal immigration in Oklahoma. I expect the Senate task force to provide detailed proposals and work with me to abolish the magnets that lure illegal aliens to Oklahoma." Terrill has waged a fight to end taxpayer subsidies that he says reward illegal aliens here; he's also sought to penalize employers who knowingly hire illegals. Terrill said the task force meetings "cannot be considered a success unless the Senate develops concrete proposals to reduce the number of illegal aliens in Oklahoma." He said he will re-file his "Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act" that was killed by the Senate this year.

Oklahoma City pollster Chris Wilson, CEO of Wilson Research Strategies, is the featured speaker before the Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium at the Tulsa County Medical Society (53rd and Lewis) from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 28th. Wilson's topic is, "Corporate Reputation & The Bottom Line." Wilson has conducted numerous public opinion surveys for candidates, companies, political organizations and news outlets. He specializes in developing information that allows clients to "burn through the clutter," the Consortium's announcement said. Wilson also was the keynote speaker Tuesday in Orlando, Florida for the National Beer Wholesalers Convention; he spoke about national attitudes toward the beer industry.

Good news for President Bush. A new USA Today/Gallup Poll finds his approval rating at its highest point in a year, 44 percent. This poll follows several others that noted an uptick in the president's approval rating following a series of speeches in which he vigorously defended the war on terror and the war in Iraq.

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