An executive order signed on Friday by President Bush which would require all Federal departments and agency's that use contractors in an effort to crack down on illegal immigration would be required to verify that the workers are eligible to work within the United States.
The order came after a worker verification bill was stalled in Congress, which would have required employers to check the citizenship and legal status of ALL their employees. libertarians however said that the E-verify system is flawed and it would lead to discrimination and job loss by U.S. citizens that are wrongly identified as being illegal.
The executive order states, "it is the policy of the executive branch to reinforce fully the immigration laws of the United States, including the detention and removal of illegal aliens and the imposition of legal sanctions against employers that hire illegal aliens."Individual states had already begun passing their own laws to keep employers from hiring illegal aliens after Congress had failed to pass a comprehensive immigration bill in 2006.
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Does anyone out believe that the authorities in Portland or in the Oregon state government will follow the president's edict? People such as Tommy and the Toadies or Teddy the Useless or Guillermo Bradbury or Hardy Har Har Myers.
I didn't think so.
I'll believe it when I see it.
And at the same time this law passes, Portland opens a brand new day labor site. Are they checking documentation? I'll bet not.
Anon 7:55,
Not only did Portland open the day labor site that was strongly opposed by citizens, they are requiring that anyone hired from the site is paid a minimum of $10.00 an hour! How screwed up is that? Any wonder why the site is failing and employers are picking people up from down the street?
I thought we already had laws that required proof of eligibility to work here. Why are we passing another law?
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