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. . . what I think about this new bill being propose in the Texas State House.
Amid a number of bills filed in Texas that address the issue of illegal immigration, one, proposed by Republican state Rep. Debbie Riddle, stands out.
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-01/politics/texas.immigration.bill_1_immigration-bill-unauthorized-immigrants-issue-of-illegal-immigration?_s=PM:POLITICSOn first blush, I think it's kinda close to one that I might favor.
As proposed, House Bill 2012 would create tough state punishments for those who "intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly" hire an unauthorized immigrant. Violators could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. But it is an exception included in the bill that is drawing attention. Those who hire unauthorized immigrants would be in violation of the law -- unless they are hiring a maid, a lawn caretaker or another houseworker. |
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. . . what I think about this new bill being propose in the Texas State House. Amid a number of bills filed in Texas that address the issue of illegal immigration, one, proposed by Republican state Rep. Debbie Riddle, stands out.
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-01/politics/texas.immigration.bill_1_immigration-bill-unauthorized-immigrants-issue-of-illegal-immigration?_s=PM:POLITICSOn first blush, I think it's kinda close to one that I might favor.
As proposed, House Bill 2012 would create tough state punishments for those who "intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly" hire an unauthorized immigrant. Violators could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. But it is an exception included in the bill that is drawing attention. Those who hire unauthorized immigrants would be in violation of the law -- unless they are hiring a maid, a lawn caretaker or another houseworker. I like it except for the exemption. It seems to be catering to someone that can afford to hire them. |
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Exactly! I would favor an exemption for small family farmers. They need an awful lot of manual help in their fields. I don't give a crap for the convenience of people who want cheap maids.
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Exactly! I would favor an exemption for small family farmers. They need an awful lot of manual help in their fields. I don't give a crap for the convenience of people who want cheap maids. We can agree on that. |
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. . . what I think about this new bill being propose in the Texas State House. Amid a number of bills filed in Texas that address the issue of illegal immigration, one, proposed by Republican state Rep. Debbie Riddle, stands out.
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-01/politics/texas.immigration.bill_1_immigration-bill-unauthorized-immigrants-issue-of-illegal-immigration?_s=PM:POLITICSOn first blush, I think it's kinda close to one that I might favor.
As proposed, House Bill 2012 would create tough state punishments for those who "intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly" hire an unauthorized immigrant. Violators could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. But it is an exception included in the bill that is drawing attention. Those who hire unauthorized immigrants would be in violation of the law -- unless they are hiring a maid, a lawn caretaker or another houseworker. its the intentionally part that makes this kind of inconsistent if you are going to be penalized for knowingly breaking a law, why does the reason automatically exclude you from penalty? I think there should be a certain wiggle room for the penalties, just like with any crime, that should come on a case by case basis but I dont think there should be any ABSOLUTE waiver of penalty |
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