Results 1 to 3 of 3
Like Tree2Likes

Thread: - Bill: Hire undocumented immigrants, lose your business license

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

  1. #1
    Super Moderator Newmexican's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Heart of Dixie
    Posts
    36,012

    - Bill: Hire undocumented immigrants, lose your business license

    Bill: Hire undocumented immigrants, lose your business license


    Tony Cook
    ,7:41 p.m. EST January 7, 2016

    Employers who repeatedly hire undocumented immigrants could lose their right to do business in Indiana.

    Employers who repeatedly hire undocumented immigrants could lose their right to do business in Indiana under legislation introduced Thursday in the General Assembly.

    The proposal would make Indiana’s penalties among the toughest in the nation.

    Senate Bill 285 would allow a judge to strip employers of their business license if they “knowingly” hire undocumented immigrants three times.

    State Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, says he introduced the measure to “take away the jobs magnet and remove the financial incentive of unscrupulous business people who profit off of illegal immigration.”

    Two other Republican lawmakers have already signed onto the bill, including Senate Pensions and Labor Committee Chairman Phil Boots, R-Crawfordsville. His support is key because the measure must make it through his committee before it can move to the full Senate for a vote.

    But the proposal is facing opposition from the business community, including the powerful Indiana Chamber of Commerce, which has helped beat back similar efforts in past years.

    “We vehemently oppose it,” said Chamber President Kevin Brinegar. “We think the punishment is too stringent for the crime.”

    Indiana is home to about 93,000 undocumented immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute. About 53,000 are estimated to be in the state’s workforce.

    Delph’s bill would authorize the Indiana attorney general’s office to investigate complaints that employers are using undocumented workers. The AG’s office estimates the workload would require the hiring of three additional employees at a cost of about $250,000 a year.

    A spokesman for Attorney General Greg Zoeller said the office doesn't typically take a public position on pending legislation.

    Only seven other states revoke the business licenses of employers that hire undocumented workers, according to NumbersUSA, a national advocacy group that promotes reduced immigration.

    Chris Chmielenski, a spokesman for the group, said the federal government’s inaction on illegal immigration has driven states to take action. A similar law in Arizona was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Frustration over illegal immigration and concerns about terrorism have spilled into the U.S. presidential race, where leading Republican contender Donald Trump has promised to build a wall along the border with Mexico and has proposed banning foreign Muslims from entering the United States.

    Concerns about illegal immigration are understandable, said Mark Fisher of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. But he said Delph’s proposal is misguided.

    “We encourage and expect every business to abide by all applicable laws,” he said. “However, we find this measure overly punitive and (it) risks jeopardizing the jobs of law abiding Hoosiers working to support themselves and their families.”

    Employers that knowingly hire undocumented immigrants in Indiana can already be denied tax breaks — a penalty few other states have. Companies that hire those in the country illegally can also face fines under federal law.

    But Delph said those penalties don't go far enough. Businesses that exploit undocumented immigrants to save money on labor costs can build those penalties into their budgets and still come out ahead financially, he said. Not so if they have to stop doing business altogether, he said.

    “It’s a much more severe consequence, and it’s the right consequence,” he said. "We need to root out this shadow world that exists where people think they’re coming into American freedom but really live in modern day American slavery.”
    Similar immigration proposals from Delph have received serious consideration from state lawmakers in the past, In 2008, a measure passed in both the House and the Senate, but in different forms that the two chambers were unable to reconcile. In 2011, a more sweeping measure passed, but not before the business license revocation penalty was removed and replaced with a denial of tax benefits.

    Early versions of those past measures stirred fears among Hispanic Hoosiers that complaints against businesses would be based on racial profiling.

    Delph says that’s why his proposal would make it a misdemeanor crime to file a false or frivolous complaint.

    “We’re certainly not trying to target any specific group,” he said. “We’re trying to go after those that financially benefit from intentionally breaking the law.”

    http://www.indystar.com/story/news/p...ense/78432716/


  2. #2
    Senior Member Judy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    55,883
    You have to get them out of your state. Get them out of our country. Not punish our businesses for hiring them. Get them out. That is the law, just do your jobs and get them out of here. You have the right under the US Constitution to determine what immigrants come to your state. You have the right to remove them. Just send them packing. Punish them, not businesses. Punish the illegal aliens, not people hiring them. Stop giving their children birth certificates. Stop giving them Medicaid. Stop giving them food stamps. Stop giving them driver's licenses, public education, free healthcare, stop your role in this disaster.
    Last edited by Judy; 01-09-2016 at 01:33 AM.
    A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation - Ronald Reagan
    Save America, Deport Congress! - Judy

    Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn

  3. #3
    MW
    MW is offline
    Senior Member MW's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    25,717
    I think three times is one too many! After being prosecuted for hiring illegal labor once, the second time should get the businesses license pulled!

    Previous attempts at fining this companies seem to have little impact because they just consider it a cost of doing business. Hit 'em where it hurts the most, yank their license to operate if caught twice knowingly ignoring the law. We must toughen up and crack down against these businesses that insist on flaunting our immigration laws!

    "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" ** Edmund Burke**

    Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts athttps://eepurl.com/cktGTn

Similar Threads

  1. Hawaii - Bill to allow undocumented immigrants a driver’s license
    By Jean in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-02-2015, 12:00 AM
  2. California lawmakers pass bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain law license
    By HAPPY2BME in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 10-04-2013, 09:27 PM
  3. Firms that hire illegal immigrants could lose Allegheny Coun
    By stevetheroofer in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 06-06-2011, 08:35 AM
  4. Utah bill would punish businesses who hire undocumented work
    By Jean in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-28-2011, 02:38 PM
  5. Hire an Illegal Worker, Lose Your Business
    By zeezil in forum illegal immigration News Stories & Reports
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 12-14-2007, 11:15 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •