Quisling: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.
Posted on 02/19/2006 3:30:55 PM PST by dennisw
Hispanic group opposes penalty for hiring aliens
Saturday, February 18, 2006 By DAVID HOLDEN
A law to punish businesses that hire illegal immigrants is unacceptable, a group of Hispanic advocates told the Madison County Commission on Friday.
They also resent illegal immigrants being summarily characterized as criminals, they said.
Commissioner Morris Brooks, who has pushed for a new law aimed at businesses the hire illegals, said if people are in this country illegally, they are breaking the law and are criminals.
Immigration committee
Several members of the Hispanic Coalition attended the first meeting of the Madison County Commission's Committee on Immigration. The committee, made up of all seven commissioners, was created in December after Brooks requested endorsement for his Stop Employment of Illegal Aliens Act.
The commissioners endorsement would have urged the Madison County legislative delegation to introduce the measure for consideration during the current legislative session.
The proposed bill calls for making hiring an illegal alien a felony offense with punishment of up to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000.
4-to-3 rejection
The commission rejected Brooks' proposal in December on a 4-to-3 vote along party lines, four Democrats to three Republicans.
Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie, a Democrat, introduced a new resolution Friday calling for the county to instead endorse two bills before the state Legislature and one already approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Gillespie said those measures would strengthen the country's borders against illegal immigration by closing loopholes that allow illegal immigrants to stay in the country.
"I believe this is the extent that we can address this issue," he said.
Brooks and Commissioner Faye Dyer objected to the term "illegal immigrants" in the text of Gillespie's resolution.
"I have a problem calling them illegal immigrants," Dyer said. She said the resolution should call them aliens.
Margaret Rotger, a member of the Hispanic Coalition, said calling undocumented immigrants aliens is derogatory.
The committee is scheduled to reconvene after the next commission meeting on March 1.
Quisling: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.
Let's get this passed into law.... ASAP...
Know your enemies
Hispanic group opposes penalty for hiring ILLEGAL aliens
Just protesting the law that concerned American citizens are in favor of.
Deport them, too.
Worth repeating!!!!!!!
Oh, sorry. How does "Illegal Foreign Nationals" sound?
In other news: Death Row Inmates Overwhelmingly In Favor Of Doing Away with Death Penalty.
Are any of them here legally, by chance?
This problem is due to political correctness. It makes some minorities to think that they are above the law. It makes also that some politics don't dare to speak out their opposition because they are afraid of being called fascist.
ZERO IMMERGRATION FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
Undocumented withdrawals = bank robber by thier logic, these people are off the deep end.
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