The Murthy Team Testifies in Maryland
Posted Apr 01, 2005
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Attorneys from The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C. recently went to Annapolis, Maryland’s capital, to testify on certain bills pending before the Maryland State Legislature. It is our commitment to further the cause of immigrants and immigration in the U.S. by educating our legislators on the complex and myriad issues surrounding immigration law and immigrants in this country.
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Attorney Sheela Murthy testified before the State of Maryland, House Judiciary Committee in Annapolis, Maryland on March 17, 2005. Attorney Murthy's testimony was in opposition to two pending Maryland State bills that would have negatively impacted immigrants. The first bill would have permitted the law enforcement of one particular Maryland county to detain any non-citizens they believed did not have a proper immigration status. The other bill would have prevented persons without legal status from driving a vehicle in Maryland. Both bills have failed to pass out of committee. Attorney Murthy testified on these bills with other immigration attorneys in the state. Another attorney from The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, Carla O’Donoghue, testified on other immigration issues pending in Maryland. These issues included anti-notario legislation, the creation of a state law against human trafficking, and in opposition to the establishment of a task force to study the effect of non-citizens without immigration status on the Maryland job market.
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The Law Office of Sheela Murthy is pleased to have participated in lobbying efforts at the state level. Though immigration law is federal in nature, there are bills at the state level that can affect the lives of immigrants on a daily basis. Superficially, it may appear that some bills make sense but, upon further study and investigation, the complexity surrounding most of these bills often requires a deeper sensitivity and understanding of the issues. We are pleased to be able to positively impact immigration in the United States. Anyone interested should also get involved in his or her own state’s legislation on issues dealing with immigration.