Thread: MO: Punish employers who hire IAs, union members say

Punish employers who hire illegal immigrants, union members say

By CHRIS BLANK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JEFFERSON CITY — Hundreds of union members congregated at the Capitol today urging lawmakers to protect their jobs and punish employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Guy Ott, one of several members of a St. Louis-based operating engineers union who attended the rally, said that it’s important for organized labor to remind lawmakers of union members’ contributions.

Ott, 51, of Brazito, said he has worked several places where illegal immigrants have also worked. He said that his frustration is with employers who save money by hiring illegal immigrants and paying lower wages.

“It should come under the employers to prove the person has come here legally,â€

Great idea! We should also punish unions who accept illegal aliens as members. Of course, the illegal aliens should also be punished for presenting false documents (stolen or forged), fined heavily and deported.

Unions who accept illegal aliens as members could be charged with racketeering activity under the RICCO Act.

No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

ILLEGALS, ILLEGAL EMPLOYERS, and ILLEGAL UNIONS should all receive HEAVY Fines and Felony Jail Time if they conspire to have ILLEGALS take the jobs of United States Citizens.

They will continue to hire from outside of the United States NO matter how many Citizens are AVAILABLE because the NON-Citizens are initially easier for the ILLEGAL EMPLOYER and the UNION to control. Just remember "My Friends" follow the money always the money!

Unions protest illegal immigration
ASSOCIATED PRESS
04/22/2008
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JEFFERSON CITY -- Hundreds of union members filled the Capitol's south lawn today to urge lawmakers to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Guy Ott, with a St. Louis-based operating engineers union, said that businesses should have to prove their workers are legally in the United States.

The House and Senate have each passed their own versions of legislation cracking down on illegal immigration. But there has been disagreement about whether employers should have to use the federal E-Verify database to check their workers' immigration status.

Democratic lawmakers and Attorney General Jay Nixon spoke at Tuesday's rally. Nixon, who is running for governor, pledged to represent organized labor's interests, including on illegal immigration.