Subject: Re: Jan 1 - Arizona firms brace for immigration sanctions law

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Subject: Re: Jan 1 - Arizona firms brace for immigration sanctions law

Posted on: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:23:57 GMT

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:34:24 -0800 (PST), Kevin Cunningham
wrote:

>On Dec 31, 9:26 am, "Genaro" wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:47:17 -0600, Reality wrote:
>> > Genaro wrote:
>>
>> >> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:03:51 +0000, Speeders & Drunk Drivers are
>> >> MURDERERS wrote:
>>
>> >> >http://tinyurl.com/2r5z36
>>
>> >> > Arizona firms brace for immigration sanctions law
>>
>> >> > By Tim Gaynor Sun Dec 30, 9:41 AM ET
>>
>> >> > PHOENIX (Reuters) -
>>
>> >> > The law, passed days after a federal immigration overhaul died in the
>> >> > U.S. Senate in June, punishes first-time violators who knowingly hire
>> >> > undocumented workers with a 10-day suspension of their business
>> >> > licenses.
>>
>> >> > A second offense means they lose it.
>>
>> >> > The measure also requires employers to use an online federal
>> >> > database, dubbed "E-Verify," to check the employment eligibility of
>> >> > new hires in the border state, which is home to an estimated 500,000
>> >> > illegal immigrants.
>>
>> >> > Many employers like Bailey say they are pruning their workforce of
>> >> > illegal immigrants to avoid prosecution, or have outsourced some
>> >> > operations to neighboring states and even over the border to Mexico.
>>
>> >> > Other businesses have put a freeze on expansion in Arizona out of
>> >> > fear they will face prosecution should they inadvertently hire an
>> >> > illegal immigrant.
>>
>> >> > "It is too much of a risk for us," said Jason LeVecke, a franchise
>> >> > owner who operates a chain of 57 Carl's Jr. hamburg er restaurants in
>> >> > the state.
>>
>> >> > He plans to expand in Texas.
>>
>> >> > Many Arizonans support the new law. They say it takes away the lure
>> >> > of jobs for illegal immigrants and clamps down on employers unfairly
>> >> > profiting from cheap migrant labor.
>>
>> >> > "The only people who should be nervous are employers who hire
>> >> > illegals at cheap rates to gain unfair advantage over their
>> >> > competitors. They should be worrying a lot," said John Kavanagh, a
>> >> > Republican state lawmaker who co- sponsored the bill.
>>
>> >> > Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, signed the measure into law
>> >> > despite voicing concern that it was a business "death penalty."
>>
>> >> > A coalition of business groups filed suit to block the measure,
>> >> > arguing that it will be harmful to local businesses. A U.S. District
>> >> > Court threw out the challenge earlier this month, but a new suit has
>> >> > since been filed.
>>
>> >> > Lawyers opposed to the employer sanctions law say that it is
>> >> > unconstitutional and is open to abuse by people making malicious
>> >> > anonymous complaints. They warn that it will also make Arizona less
>> >> > competitive nationally.
>>
>> >> > (snip)
>> >> -------
>> >> Operating within the law after decades of acting in violation of it
>> >> will most likely be uncomfortable for AZ and other states that follow
>> >> suit.
>>
>> > Bulloney! They cant afford to enforce the law and lack the 1 million+
>> > staff to do so. You obviously dont have the faintest idea what you are
>> > "bloviating" about in the comfort of your arrogance. The good news is:
>> > we are shipping them all to YOU!
>>
>> >> Kudos to Napolitano for doing the right thing, difficult as it may be.
>> >> -------
>>
>> -------
>> No need, they are already here and continue to come in droves since
>> Maryland is one of 7 states that gives drivers licenses and voter
>> registration to illegal immigrants.
>>
>> According to an estimate of the Pew Hispanic Center, in 2005 there were an
>> estimated 225,000 to 275,000 illegal aliens living in Maryland. This
>> estimate ranks 11th among illegal alien populations in the United States
>> for the PEW estimate.
>>
>> The Federation for American Immigration Reform(FAIR) projected annual
>> fiscal costs to Maryland taxpayers for emergency medical care, education
>> and incarceration resulting if an amnesty is adopted for illegal
>> residents.
>> Current: $331,000,000
>> 2010 $551,000,000
>> 2020 $934,000,000
>>
>> Maryland just passed the biggest tax hike in its history forcing
>> businesses out of the state to places like DE, NJ, and PA.
>>
>> When you look at all the variables that contribute to the impact of
>> illegal immigration on a state you get a better grasp of the economics
>> involved. If you run the numbers on AZ maybe you'll re-assess the tough
>> decision your governor made. Maryland's governor doesn't give a shit about
>> the citizens of MD. His main interest is the hispanic vote.
>> -------
>
>However illegals work in jobs no one else wants with out health
>insurance. They pay all taxes, all fees and some times get messed
>over when their employer doesn't pay them. Now how many Americans
>want to work in a chicken processing plant? Not to many. How many
>Americans want to do yard work? Not to many.

Nothing but pure and utter BS!!!!
>
>The costs from illegals is frankly nil, these are the people our
>primitive health care system has screwed over for decades. Make sure
>you know were replacement workers are coming from before you throw the
>illegals out.

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