Thread: Colo. lawmakers kill bill on immigration job check

Colo. lawmakers kill bill on immigration job check

Posted: 02/09/2009 03:27:04 PM MST
Updated: 02/09/2009 04:41:47 PM MST


DENVER—A Colorado state Senate committee has killed a bill that would have required all non-governmental employers to verify the immigration status of job applicants.
The measure died on a party-line vote in the Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee Monday.

The bill would have required companies to check a federal registry and reject applicants who could not verify their immigration status.

Republican state Sen. Dave Schultheis of Colorado Springs says the tight economy makes it imperative to crack down on illegal immigrants.

Opponents say the federal registry is incomplete and the state shouldn't require employers to use it until the federal government certifies that it works.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_11664960

Looks like they increased the koolaid mix in the water in colorado.

The measure died on a party-line vote in the Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee Monday.

Surprise, surprise, surprise!

Let me see if I can guess which party voted which way. Hmmm.........my guess is Democrats against verifying and Republicans for. Darn that was too easy.

Originally Posted by FedUpinFarmersBranch

Opponents say the federal registry is incomplete and the state shouldn't require employers to use it until the federal government certifies that it works.

99.6% accurate and effective and that's not good enough?

Yeah, and we all know whose side the federal government is on, don't we. It ain't our side - that's a fact.