I-1043 is the Washington State Initiative which “would require state and local government agencies to cooperate with the federal government in enforcing immigration laws. Employers would be required to verify immigration status of employees, subject to penalty. It would require verification of immigration status of applicants for specified state, local and federal public benefits. Nonprofit organizations would be prohibited from offering employment services without proof of immigration status. Issuance of driver’s licenses would be prohibited without proof of immigration status.”

Craig Keller of Respect Washington, Inc. recently sent out an email stating that getting I-1043 on the ballot and winning in November would:

1. Pare back the $800 Million now being spent by Washinton State taxpayers on the illegal alien population (est. 277,00).  Healthcare to illegals in Washington State in 2008 totalled $191 Million.  Add the huge education population of anchor babies in our public schools that force school districts like Mason County to teach classes in English one week and the Spanish the next FOR ALL STUDENTS.
2. De-fund the Left by making illegal a union’s referral of illegals for employment.  (Heavily illegal alien memberships in SEIU and Wester Wash. Carpenters are funneling dues money to the Democrat Party and liberal candidates.  For heaven’s sake! SEIU marched for nationalized healthcare in Seattle the day the State Committee met (5/30)! Some signs and chants in Spanish! This union is allied with ACORN and they are crushing the prospects of conservative candidates and systematically overwhelming any individual Republican campaign effots that we continually throw dollars into (i.e. Rossi!  we could have asked for a better candidate but the funding from the Left overwhelmed his excellent candidacy.)
3. Provide the strongest possible instruction to Sen. Murray (up for election in 2010) to vote “No” on Amnesty for 20 Million new Democrat voters.

If you want to see this initiative on the ballot, please contact SOAR immediately – we are collecting petition signatures.

A post on the blog for Immigration Watch suggests he is:

The latest indication was the recent article in The New York Times (4/9/09)
by reporter Julia Preston. The article quoted Cecilia Munoz, President
Obama’s deputy assistant and White House director and the White House
director of intergovernmental affairs. Before joining the Obama
administration, Munoz was a vice president of the National Council of
La Raza, a Latino advocacy group that supports amnesty and generally
opposes effective measures to stop illegal immigration.

            “He
[Obama] intends to start debate [on amnesty] this year,” said Munoz.
The article added that “Mr. Obama plans to speak publicly about the
issue in May, administration officials said, and over the summer he
will convene working groups, including lawmakers from both parties and
a range of immigration groups, to begin discussing possible legislation
for as early as this fall.”