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To: A.Hun
As a landscape contractor,I'd like to take a stab at these.

Workplace enforcement. Fine...who exactly is gonna do the enforcement, and how much is it going to cost. Try to get local California municipalities to go along with that.

How about the same people that enforce my comliance with local laws regarding,landscape construction,pesticide applications,ad volerum taxes,business licenses,state certifications,sales taxes,etc.,,?They range from the local city municipal office to the Alabama Department of Agriculture.

Big fines for employers. Great...another way to hurt business...especially small ones.

My business is a small one.One that is directly impacted by others utilizing illegal labor.The only small business this would hurt,are the one's operating illegally.You don't feel sorry for those Enron execs do you?They were simply trying to make a buck.

Jail time for employers. Fine...build more prisons. Of course finding a contractor locally might become a problem.

Simply not true.There are contractors out there,believe it or not,who believe in obeying the law and are doing so.Even though the cards are stacked against them.

162 posted on 02/01/2006 10:01:58 AM PST by quack
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To: quack
How about the same people that enforce my comliance with local laws regarding,landscape construction,pesticide applications,ad volerum taxes,business licenses,state certifications,sales taxes,etc.,,?They range from the local city municipal office to the Alabama Department of Agriculture.

You are going to get an inspector to grab an illegal immigrant? Don't think so.

My business is a small one.One that is directly impacted by others utilizing illegal labor.The only small business this would hurt,are the one's operating illegally.You don't feel sorry for those Enron execs do you?They were simply trying to make a buck.

Business owners are not private investigators. You are going to put the burden of proving who someone is on them? Not. Fraud is a little different.

Simply not true.There are contractors out there,believe it or not,who believe in obeying the law and are doing so.Even though the cards are stacked against them.

See previous response.

166 posted on 02/01/2006 10:13:39 AM PST by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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