Hey, get with the program. Law enforcement, the United States Constitution are so passe... so last century.
Americans need to elect more guys like these:
Posted on 03/14/2010 5:32:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
LANSING -- They weren't your average protesters Thursday at the state Capitol.
Some were illegal immigrants, rallying for the state to grant them rights to workers' compensation.
"We're only one of two states in the nation that does not allow workers that are undocumented to compensate when they are injured on the job," said state Rep. Rashida Tlaib from Detroit.
She introduced a bill Thursday in the House that would change that -- extend Michigan's workers' compensation rights to illegal immigrants.
Tlaib says many of the estimated 100,000 illegals in Michigan are workers. And while most of them pay into social security and real estate taxes, none of them is afforded the right to compensation if they're injured on the job.
"Allowing workers' compensation for all injured workers is a better system than allowing people to be part of a black market of undocumented workers," Tlaib said at the rally.
Some of her fellow lawmakers, though, say her bill doesn't stand a chance.
"The only thing we should be giving illegal immigrants is a bus ride home," said state Rep. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, after hearing about the bill.
He pointed out many illegal immigrants defraud companies with fake social security numbers in order to land jobs -- jobs he says should go to Michiganders.
"Companies pay into this system," Jones said Thursday. "It's very expensive, and it should be there for a hard-working American."
But Tlaib and others point out that requiring companies to pay workers' comp might discourage them from hiring illegal immigrants in the first place.
Were I in charge i’d have officers all over that protest arresting illegals and beginning the deportation process.
Yep, no bias there! /sarcasm
Unfortunately we have several Michigan republicans who are on the SEIU leash. Rick Jones doesn’t sound like one of them.
Kick their asses out! Ticks me off to no end to see illegal aliens protesting about their ‘’rights’’. What about mine? What about these bastards breaking the law and breaking into our country?
“But Tlaib and others point out that requiring companies to pay workers’ comp might discourage them from hiring illegal immigrants in the first place.”
Make the emploer pay workers comp but don’t let the illegal collect.
In one sense, I am in favor of extending workmens comp to illegals. First it would identify them for deportation. Second, it would identify their employers, and should result in a visit by authorities to find out how they were hired in the first place. Without a good explanation, the employing agent should be arrested.
Did they mispell Rashida’s last name? Is it Tlaib or Taliban? Michigan, you know.
The arrogance of these people! Boot them all out on their @sses.
Tlaib says:
1. many of the estimated 100,000 *illegals* in Michigan are workers.
And while
2. a.) most of them pay into b.) social security and 3.) real estate taxes
1.) “many” sounds like “some say”
2.) a.) How can they pay into Social Security with fake SS#s?
b.) half of them live next door to me
*illegal* Why are they 8still here8 arguing they should be allowed to climb on board the US entitlement gravy train?
Most of the 100,000 criminal immigrants are employed, while the state is at 14.3% unemployment?
http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154—232952—,00.html
myth- ****And while most of them pay into social security and real estate taxes, none of them is afforded the right to compensation if they’re injured on the job.
most of them DON’T pay SS, Medicare, and Income taxes. If they did they are using a fake number gotten by: ID theft, fake documents, which are felonies.
Sounds good to me. In fact, that is the way it should naturally be. The employer should be paying for all workers -- and if he complains, nail him for hiring an illegal.
Hey, get with the program. Law enforcement, the United States Constitution are so passe... so last century.
Americans need to elect more guys like these:
Hey, get with the program. Law enforcement, the United States Constitution are so passe... so last century.
Americans need to elect more guys like these:
These stories NEVER appear in the MSM. We’re always told how ‘’Hard working, family oriented’’ they are. BS!
Jail the employers, and compensate the illegals with free meals while on the trip home.
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