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| Illegal immigrants might get stimulus jobs, experts say |
| 2009-03-09 |
| Tens of thousands of jobs created by the economic stimulus law could end up filled by illegal immigrants, particularly in big states such as California where undocumented workers are heavily represented in construction, experts on both sides of the issue say. Studies by two conservative think tanks estimate immigrants in the United States illegally could take 300,000 construction jobs, or 15% of the 2 million jobs that new taxpayer-financed projects are predicted to create. They fault Congress for failing to require that employers certify legal immigration status of workers before hiring by using a Department of Homeland Security program called E-Verify. The program allows employers to check the validity of Social Security numbers provided by new hires. It is available to employers on a voluntary basis. "They could have deterred this, but they chose not to," said Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies. He said a federal requirement that employers use E-Verify would have reduced, if not eliminated, the hiring of immigrants in this country illegally. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Well, that would make Robert Reich very happy. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-03-09 21:12 |
| #8 I am beginning to think that is precisely what Obama wants. Let's consider that ha has ever hanged with people who hate America and want it destroyed, let's remember his association with his cousin who happens to be a fundamentalist Muslim who launched his partisans into pogroms of Christians and animists, let's remember the suspicions he could be a covert Muslim. Then ask yourself assuming he wants the worst for America what best than causing it to split into a set of small, powerless states no longer able to fight islamism? |
| Posted by: JFM 2009-03-09 12:51 |
| #7 State and Federal governments really want an armed revolt on their hands, don't they? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-03-09 10:42 |
| #6 It just came back from the shop. Don't break it. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-03-09 10:10 |
| #5 ...the Surprise Meter is busted and Fred hasn't been able to find anyone to repair it Oh goodness gracious, we're undone! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-09 10:07 |
| #4 I doubt that any of Nancy's AIG holdings would see the light of day in the California tax stream, but even the illegals have to pay sales tax to keep local government going. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-03-09 09:21 |
| #3 More helpful I suppose than the outright hand over of hundreds of billions of USD in CASH to international conglomerate AIG. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-09 08:18 |
| #2 Grom, you know that the Surprise Meter is busted and Fred hasn't been able to find anyone to repair it. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-03-09 03:21 |
| #1 Surprise meter? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-09 02:50 |