Posted on 05/14/2008 7:42:47 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
New Law: Contractors Must Prove Workers Are Legal Suffolk County Passes Legislation Tuesday HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) ― A new law has been passed requiring all of Suffolk County's 17,000 licensed contractors to prove their workers are in the United States legally.
Critics claim the legislation -- passed by the county Legislature Tuesday night -- is aimed at thousands of undocumented workers.
The proposal builds on legislation enacted in 2006 that requires any company doing business with the Suffolk County government to verify its employees are in the United States legally. Now every contractor, regardless of whether they have government contracts, will need to verify workers' status.
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Silly me! I thought that was the idea. Do New Yorkers speak a different language than the rest of the country?
The "critics" must be government employees.
The Backlash is starting to rev-up, maybe there still is time to save this shipwreck.
I say go for it! Get in the headlines as real citizens are laid off! Let the anger build until the masses yell we "ain't gonna take it no more."
Thank you for the post . . . Penny
Hmmm. The next thing you know they will claim that legislation against bank robbery is aimed at bank robbers.
And threaten law suits...
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Not a chance of saving it. All we can do is slow it down a bit. With 3-5 million anchor babies being born every year for the past 15 years, we don’t have too long before they start voting.
Critics claim the legislation -- passed by the county Legislature Tuesday night -- is aimed at thousands of undocumented workers.
I suggest these 'critics' not apply to MENSA. However, having a full time keeper may be a good idea for them all - and kept on a short leash with choke collar.
Steve Levy, who is the county executive and a democrat will happily go along with this. Contrast that with Republican Walter Johnson and his NEVA bill. That if passed would deny localities the right to do exactly what Suffolk county just did. Now someone please tell me how the GOP expects to ever get the House back?
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