Thread: Arizona House votes to restrict activity of day-laborers

Arizona House votes to restrict activity of day-laborers

Last Update: 3:13 pm


PHOENIX -- The Arizona House has passed a bill that would make it illegal to block traffic while picking up day laborers.

The 35-23 vote Wednesday sends the measure to the Senate.

The measure is sponsored by Fountain Hills Republican Rep. John Kavanagh. It's designed to restrict the activity of workers who wait on street corners and parking lots to be hired by contractors or others for short-term work assignments.

Kavanagh has said day-labor activity promotes illegal immigration and allows workers to avoid paying taxes.

Democratic Rep. Ben Miranda of Phoenix says the legislation will not eliminate day-labor activity and doesn't address the most serious problems associated with illegal immigration.

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoen ... xqpCg.cspx

Arizona is rockin.

No, it doesn't address the huge problem of illegal immigration. What it is designed to do is restrict the activity of day laborers, as stated.