Ok If the goverment was to pass federal laws making it a crime for an employer to knowingly hire an illegal immigrant and a crime for a landlord to provide housing to aperson they knew was an illegal immigrant.
Now with this law there would be mandatory fines imposed on anyone violating these laws. Anyone knowingly hiring an illegal would be fined 10k per illegal they are caught hiring. a land lord would be fined 10k also.
By knowingly I mean that they hired/Rented to someone without proof of documentation that the person was here in the united states legally and for the employer with rights to work here.
If these laws were implimented and enforced it would make the benifit of hiring or renting to illegals go away becuase the risk would be too high and if it is true illegals are only here to work then they would have no reason to come becuase then there would be no jobs and no housing.It would take care of the illegal immigant problem. Then we could work on a guest worker pgm
2007-09-21 23:04:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
with the goverment free from trying to come up with amnesty programs they could focus on a guest worker program that would provide workers for the jobs that americans don't want to do. But like Mexico I beleive we should give American citizens preference to jobs. Why not take care of our own 1st there is nothing wrong with that. Anything left over could be done by guest workers.
2007-09-21 23:07:20 · update #1
ADDITION: I know there are laws already but I am talking about making federal laws that can not be chanced by states as they see fit. Much like the drinking age law did. The federal goverment would pull Highway funding and other funding to the sates that tried to usurp or not enforce the law.
As for the housing I stand by that even with humaitarian issues. A landloard who rents to illegals usually overlooks fire saftey laws and other basic laws by allowing too many people to live in a dwelling causing a humanitarian issue in it's self. Plus it ups the antee to keep illegals from wanting to come here
2007-09-22 06:31:12 · update #2
rick I like your thinking on this subject but unfortunatley they are americans and do fall under the constitution unlike the illegals, but I would be all for a second or third offense resulting in a fine and a manditory jail term for employers and landloards who violate the law. Try and run a succesful business from a jail cell.
2007-09-22 06:35:23 · update #3
steddy voter: I agree your mayor is a hero. He is looking out for what is best for the american people. when did that become such a bad deal? The ACLU needs to change their name to the MCLU I guess. They have become worthless defending illegals and child molester (NAMBLA). It would fix the problem and mostthings that actuallly work are not easy to get in place.
2007-09-22 06:38:00 · update #4
First, it already is illegal for an employer to hire an illegal alien. But usually, they don't get more than a slap on the hand and a little fine. Part of the problem is that we don't enforce our laws.
As to owning and renting, the city of Hazleton, Pa's mayor did pass a law making it illegal to rent to illegal aliens. The next thing, the ACLU was up there marching and challenging the law saying it was a violation of civil rights. I personally think the mayor is my hero.
There are already laws and efforts being made on these things, but they are either not enforced, or far and few between. Theoretically, yes, this would and should make it more difficult for illegal aliens to be here.
2007-09-22 02:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As much as I agree with you, I don't think that it will ever happen. New York just approved driver's licenses to illegals... I really don't think that people understand how big of a problem illegal immigration is. I have tried to understand their logic, but I can't...it's useless to even try.
I think liberal Americans have a very distorted view of Rights. Those rights were set up by Americans for Americans....not illegals. No one has a RIGHT to live here if they are here ILLEGALLY! They are not covered by our Bill of Rights. Just like we do not have any rights when we cross into Mexico. They treat Americans like animals when they are incarcerated by a corrupt police force and military (who patrol and defend THEIR border). Why do we turn the other cheek when Mexico tries an American and incarceratesthem for years over a minor violation, but we can't even deport convicted criminals, because the "poor Felon" has family in the U.S.?
I think it, as bad as it sounds, that it will take one of their (liberals) family members to get killed, raped or robbed by an illegal
2007-09-22 01:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Zuper Z 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
As an employer myself, I know there are laws now and have been for years that fine the employer $10K for having employees without proof of citizenship or valid green card. Has been for 19 years that I know of.
That's why at my company we REQUIRE ALL employees to show proof of such every January 1st, we copy it and keep it on file no matter how long the employee has been there.
2007-09-22 01:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mezmarelda 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Sounds good, Farmers Branch, texas has already passed an ordinance like this and has not got much support from our liberal court system
2007-09-21 23:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
There are already laws against employers hiring illegal aliens. I'm against expanding that to landlords on humanitarian grounds. I'm against making it impossible for someone to get a roof over their head. If you think that doing so would make the problem just go away then you are not understanding the complexities of the problem.
2007-09-21 23:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 8⤋
good, but i would deport the employer or landlord. Its those idiots that fly different colors to even be part of that kind of bs
2007-09-22 00:13:54 · answer #6 · answered by rick s 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋