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    Texas House Bill 1202 by Debbie Riddle.

    They say she is a Tea Party darling.

    Do not know the full story but news items say Rep. Pena has said this is wrong to exempt "households" who hire illegals who work as

    housekeepers
    lawncare
    maids
    ect.

    Her phone number Texas House 512-463-0572

    I called them, they are checking. I talked to another state rep. they pulled the bill up and agreed that the exemption was in the bill.

    found it

    http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82 ... 01202I.htm

    hope that is correct. see Sec. 40.03 Exceptions.

    They exempt themselves is what they do.
    In my not so humble opinion.

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    So,

    If this exemption is OK, then there is no point at all of doing one thing.

    70% of them do this work.

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    Proposed Texas immigration law contains convenient loophole for ‘the help’

    By Brett Michael Dykes
    ShareretweetEmailPrintBy Brett Michael Dykes brett Michael Dykes – Wed Mar 2, 12:11 pm ET


    Texas has long been a hotbed of controversy on immigration issues. And a proposed immigration bill in the Texas state House is sure to raise more than a few eyebrows. The bill would make hiring an "unauthorized alien" a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, unless that is, they are hired to do household chores.

    Yes, under the House Bill 2012 introduced by a tea party favorite state Rep. Debbie Riddle -- who's been saying for some time that she'd like to see Texas institute an Arizona-style immigration law -- hiring an undocumented maid, caretaker, lawnworker or any type of houseworker would be allowed. Why? As Texas state Rep. Aaron Pena, also a Republican, told CNN, without the exemption, "a large segment of the Texas population" would wind up in prison if the bill became law.

    "When it comes to household employees or yard workers it is extremely common for Texans to hire people who are likely undocumented workers," Pena told the news giant. "It is so common it is overlooked."

    Jon English, Rep. Riddle's chief of staff explained that the exemption was an attempt to avoid "stifling the economic engine" in Texas, which today is, somewhat ironically, celebrating its declaring independence from Mexico in 1836.

    "Excepting household workers from a anti-immigration laws renders the law impotent and self-contradictory, just like the current U.S. immigration policy, of which it is almost a perfect microcosm," legal ethics writer Jack Marshall wrote on his blog. "It guarantees a measure without integrity that sends a mixed enforcement message and does nothing to stop the long-standing deplorable 'we don't want you but somebody has to do those menial jobs' attitude that has paralyzed our immigration policy for decades."

    Rep. Riddle made headlines last year when she claimed unnamed FBI officials had told her that pregnant women from the Middle East were traveling to America as tourists to give birth, and then raising their children to be terrorists who could later enter the U.S. freely as citizens -- so-called "terror babies," a devious offshoot of "anchor babies." She became somewhat infamous on the web when she stumbled repeatedly in a CNN interview about the claims, complaining later that host Anderson Cooper's line of questioning was more intense than she had prepared for.

    "They did not tell me you were going to grill me on specific information that I was not ready to give to you tonight," Riddle said when Cooper pressed her for more details. "They did not tell me that, sir."


    http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookou ... r-the-help


    Too bad...I voted for her.

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    The bill would make hiring an "unauthorized alien" a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, unless that is, they are hired to do household chores.
    Only two kinds of people would make this exception..either a traitor on the take or a jackass.

    Jon English, Rep. Riddle's chief of staff explained that the exemption was an attempt to avoid "stifling the economic engine" in Texas, which today is, somewhat ironically, celebrating its declaring independence from Mexico in 1836.
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    I'm on the fence on this one. I don't like the exception being in there. But I do realize a houseowner doesn't have the resources to check someones proper identification and E-Verify. With that said yes the maid may speak poor english or no english, I've seen plenty of 3rd and 4th generation Americans speak very poor english as well.

    An individual shouldn't be as liable as a business, a business has many more tools available. However the illegal still needs to be nabbed and deported, and IF the household employer knew they were an illegal specifically then yes they should be held accountable.

    With that said I don't think we should have a specific written in exception, rather allow a judge to do a case by case ruling off the facts. But in the end its not a bill destroying measure.

    Also I don't think that many illegals are doing that kind of work. Plus the illegal would still be deported with crackdowns, just the house owner employer not fined.

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    The thing is, they'd only have to prosecute a handful of people and everybody would get the message real quick. It would no longer be considered racist to make sure you're maid's paperwork is in order.

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    God forbid we have to not hire illegal aliens to clean our house and cut our grass. It's really easy......do it yourself. This bill is BS. If this is the kind of work we can expect in Austin its time we make more changes.
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    So,

    If freedom, the rule of law, and justice were easy the Russians would be on cloud 9.

    You have freedom if your willing to do what it takes to keep it.

    The guys in Iraq and Afganistian do not quit when it gets tough.

    Get tough.

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