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Thousands Maintain Illegal Status As Ohioans

There are thousands of people living in Ohio who don't have the proper immigration papers that give them the legal right to be here, and Ohio legislators are once again looking at a proposal to give LOCAL law enforcers more power to help deport them.
Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports on a senate committee hearing today.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.