Legislation Would Prevent Hiring Of Illegal Immigrants
Proposal Would Impose Strict Penalties

POSTED: 10:16 am EDT June 22, 2006
UPDATED: 12:06 pm EDT June 22, 2006


BOSTON -- State Republicans plan to file legislation that would prevent state contractors and subcontractors from hiring illegal immigrants.

Currently, there are no state requirements beyond the basic regulations of the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act for employers to verify immigration status.

The proposal would also impose strict penalties for falsifying identification documents and using falsified documents to obtain employment.

The legislation will be filed by Sen. Bruce Tarr and Sen. Scott Brown, who have worked for the past several months to address immigration concerns