Posted on 04/10/2009 7:54:07 PM PDT by Inappropriate Laughter
About 30 years ago an illegal died from injuries working on a ranch. The outcome was the judge ruled just as you said- the owner had to pay the widow the same benefits worker's comp would have paid if he had been a legal worker- and pay all medical expenses out of his pocket. That was one rancher that never ever hired an illegal again.
If it worked this way everywhere then I would bet it would be a lot harder for illegals to find work here.
Those who think that the companies that hire illegals shouldn’t be punished don’t really want to stop illegal imigration. They just want to keep dangling the lure out there and be absolved of all blame.
Obviously some illegals will always slip through the cracks but there are systems in place to check for citizenship. If someone does that and accidently hires an illegal then that can be taken into account.
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