Thread: IN:Julie Myers Testifies on Illegal Immigration Bill

Former Bush Administration Official Testifies on Illegal Immigration Bill
By the Associated Press
2/4/2009

The Bush Administration's former immigration and customs chief has kicked off a series of four hearings in the Indiana Senate on a proposal to clamp down on illegal immigrants in the state.

Julie Myers told the Senate Labor Committee a bill putting companies' business licenses at risk if they hire illegal aliens would sharply reduce the flow of illegal aliens by removing the primary incentive for them to enter Indiana.

The bill authored by Republican Sens. Mike Delph of Carmel and Dennis Kruse of Auburn would give businesses additional reporting requirements after a first violation. An administrative law judge could suspend their license for up to a week on a second violation, and suspend it or revoke it permanently on a third.

Myers says the underground network of fake ID papers and cash payments needed to support illegal aliens makes them an easy target for criminals, and thus a national security risk. And she says some companies have expressly set out to cut costs by hiring nothing but illegals. She says that makes it hard for other companies to compete and jeopardizes the jobs of workers who are in the U.S. legally.
The committee plans hearings Thursday and next Wednesday before voting on the bill on February 18.
http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1060204

Myers says the underground network of fake ID papers and cash payments needed to support illegal aliens makes them an easy target for criminals, and thus a national security risk.


Aren't illegals already criminals? So criminals taking advantage of criminals. smart!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, we will take any argument they want to give. I have emailed the entire senate asking how long they could live on getting paid IOU's. This is what will happen if we do not pass this bill. I said just keep on heading down the same path as California and that is where you will end up. lol

Go Indiana! Good strategy to aim at the source of the fire which is the businesses that hire them.

Indiana hopefully will get this done! Didn't they want to pass an ID law to vote also? I remember that came under heavy fire but not how it turned out.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Indiana hopefully will get this done! Didn't they want to pass an ID law to vote also? I remember that came under heavy fire but not how it turned out.

Oh yeah, they passed it, and enforce it too. My indy license had not come in the mail yet on primary day, so I brought my US passport. They made me go down to election headquarters and get a note saying I could use it as ID since they were unfamiliar with what a legitimate passport looks like and mine had been amended to reflect a name change. If anybody is not familiar with amended passports, when you send it in to be amended, they do not change your name on the first page where your info is, they just put an *. Then on the very back page they put in "Amended to change name to ______. You know something, I was HAPPY to do it and did not feel burdened at all, they just wanted to know I was legally able to vote.

Cayla that's Great! Sadly I know they'll never apply a law like that here.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Cayla that's Great! Sadly I know they'll never apply a law like that here.

Unfortunately the chamber of commerce AND the indy star are trying to kill the immigration bill again this year. Please please help us by going to the following threads and following through.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-145203.html

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-145122-indiana.html