Bill proposes repeal of immigration office amidst workforce crisis

Rep. Nico Rios (R-Williston) says the concept is simple: Tax dollars should not be used to bring in foreign workers for work in N.D. that could be done by American citizens. He, and several other Republicans, want to remove the Office of Legal Immigration from the state’s Century Code under House Bill 1493. The office was just created in 2023.There are enough people who are...