Hiring illegal immigrants could come with stricter penalties under new GOP proposal
UNIQUE New statute would create harsher penalties for executives of publicly traded companies who knowingly fail to comply with federal employment eligibility verification laws The proposal comes as federal immigration officers continue to crack down on alleged violations of immigration laws including a criminal search warrant that was executed in California earlier this month on a cannabis facility which resulted in multiple arrests of illegal immigrants and a child labor examination While liberals like Gavin Newsom pretend to care about human rights the sad truth is that the Democrats open-borders agenda is really about undercutting American wages and ensuring their billionaire donors have a constant supply of cheap foreign labor Sen Bernie Moreno R-Ohio commented in a message TRUMP 'WORKING ON' DEPORTATION EXEMPTIONS FOR ILLEGAL FARM AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS So let s make this simple executives who abuse illegal immigrants with slave wages should be held personally liable and face severe consequences if they re caught This cannot be a country built on servitude American workers must come first he added Specifically Moreno s Strengthening Accountability for Employers Hiring Individuals and Reforming Enforcement Act SAFE HIRE Act would require a company's CEO and chief human tools officer to sign off on their employment practices in annual SEC reports including confirming that the company verified the legal work status of all employees CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGEIn addition companies will certify in their SEC reports that they have disclosed to the Department of Homeland Guard and the Department of Justice any crucial deficiencies that would interfere with their ability to follow federal employment eligibility requirements or of any known violations IMMIGRATION ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHT CRIMINAL HISTORY OF MULTIPLE ASYLUM SEEKERS ARRESTED IN LOS ANGELESExecutives could face up to years in prison and up to a million fine for knowingly making false certifications Those exposed responsible for violations involving employing people in the country illegally can face up to years behind bars and a million fine This isn t about labor laws or penalizing employers and the federal regime has made that clear They care more about lining the pockets of private for-profit detention centers than the children and families wasting away in their care or the billions spent by taxpayers to hold them in these facilities indefinitely a spokesperson for Gov Gavin Newsom advised Fox News Digital It's been against the law to intentionally hire people who cannot work in the country legally since the passage of the Immigration Revision and Control Act of ICE BEGINS NEW NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO ARREST ILLEGAL ALIENS AT IMMIGRATION HEARINGSCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn Congress Republicans and Democrats continue to face off on immigration approach the bulk not long ago with the passage of the reconciliation bill signed by President Donald Trump which ramps up materials for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations
