[afnamvet]

Because to "refuse to allow recovery against a person responsible for an illegal alien's employment who knew or should have known of the illegal alien's status would provide an incentive for such persons to target illegal aliens for employment in the most dangerous jobs or to provide illegal aliens with substandard working conditions. It would allow such persons to treat illegal aliens as disposable commodities who may be replaced the moment they are damaged." Translation: Illegal aliens shouldn't be viewed as lawbreakers but as the innocent victims of a cruel, capitalist society.

Logic lost.

[Just A Nobody]

Logic lost

That was my initial thought, however, after re-reading your excerpt a few more times I began to look at it another way.

For instance, many feel that it is the employers of the illegal invaders that should be targeted & punished. The argument against this seems to be that ID is presented that appears legal so the employer has no idea they are employing illegals. (or so he claims)

Now - the New Hampshire Supreme Court...allows illegal immigrants who are injured while working in the state to sue their employers and recover lost earnings...which just might make the employers look a little closer at the legal status of potential employees. Sort of a back door approach to the problem without "offending" the felons, as well as keeping with our new legislatures, the supreme court.

Just a thought.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Assuming the illegal alien didn't have forged papers and wasn't pretending to be legal, I think an employer has to pay for workplace injuries regardless of whether the employee was legal or illegal.

Employers are responsible for workplace injuries. That responsibility shouldn't be waived just because he cheated and hired an illegal alien.

If he purposely hired the illegal, he should also go to jail for violating the laws of the state and the country against hiring illegal aliens.

[antiantiamericans]

I have started thinking that with the republicans and democrats in bed with each other, the only way to effect illegal immigration is to hit Mexico.

Somebody needs to figure out approximately how much money Mexico is making from illegals, and arrange a boycott on Mexican products to twice that amount.

The Mexicans would have armed guards on the border stopping the illegals in 2 weeks.