Thread: Heller Questions Labor Secretary on PSA Offering Assistance

Heller Questions Labor Secretary on PSA Offering Assistance to Illegal Immigrants

Targeted News Service
June 24, 2010
Targeted News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev. (2nd CD), issued the following news release:

Today U.S. Congressman Dean Heller (R-NV) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis questioning her recent public service announcement offering free legal advice to illegal immigrants.

The text of Congressman Heller's letter is below.

June 24, 2010

The Honorable Hilda Solis

Secretary of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20210

Dear Secretary Solis,

I am very concerned by the public service announcement you recorded which was recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor.

In the announcement, you stated that "every worker in America has the right to be paid fairly, whether documented or not," and invited individuals to make a "free and confidential" call if they believe their employer is engaging in unfair pay practices.

Many of my constituents understandably object to the Department of Labor providing taxpayer-funded legal advice to illegal immigrants.

Businesses should not hire undocumented workers in the first place.

As you know, U.S. law requires employees to present documents establishing their identity and authorization to work at the time they are hired.

An employer must check those documents and cannot knowingly hire someone who is not authorized to work in this country.

Companies that hire undocumented workers should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Furthermore, the provision of taxpayer-funded assistance to undocumented workers raises serious legal questions.

In the past, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the enforcement of certain labor laws on behalf of undocumented workers would conflict with policies under U.S. immigration laws (Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, No. 00-1595 (S. Ct. 2002)).

For these reasons, I am asking the Department of Labor consider changing and reissuing the "fair pay" public service announcement.

I believe verbiage clarifying the responsibilities of both employers and workers under the law is important.

In addition, I respectfully request a response in writing from you describing why, in light of the potential conflicts in law, the Department of Labor believes that offering taxpayer-funded legal assistance to undocumented workers is appropriate.

These resources could be more appropriately directed toward employers that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

While I share your support for ensuring that workers receive every cent they earn, I also believe all branches of government must work together to uphold the rule of law in our nation.

Only an orderly and equitable system of legal immigration can ensure that both the security and labor needs of our nation are met, and the Department of Labor should play a key role in this process.

Sincerely,

DEAN HELLER
Member of Congress

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The Honorable Hilda Solis

I understand the term honorable is used out of deferance, but there's nothing honorable about this wicked, open borders, la raza witch...

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The Honorable Hilda Solis

I understand the term honorable is used out of deferance, but there's nothing honorable about this wicked, open borders, la raza witch...

Ditto.

Mrs. Solis: You are supposed to work for Americans. You must not work for illegal aliens. It is time to deport all illegal aliens.

I am willing to bet he will never hear a word from her. Also I wish he had used the correct term, Illegal Aliens. Undocumented workers sounds like they are legally in this country but didn't have the correct paperwork at the time they applied for employment. Obama stacked his cabinet and the rest of his administration with pro-open borders reconquistas to ensure the completion of the open borders agenda.