At the end of the day, they are able to achieve this goal because businesses and corporations are willing to break the law. These businesses break the law because - on average - they are able to save anywhere from $5000 to $15000 per year per undocumented employee. It then stands to reason that if you eliminate the ability for undocumented immigrants to find work - by making the act of law-breaking by businesses so cost-ineffective that they dare not do it - the flow of unauthorized immigration will slow to a trickle.
Adam Griffin endorsed members of the House who voted against holding big businesses and corporations accountable for exploiting undocumented immigrants by stripping them of federal contracts if they hire them. The bill does exactly what Adam claims to support yet not once did he confront these representatives for being against the bill. Instead, he wants to help them get re-elected.
I will oppose this bill when it comes to a vote
I will also oppose this bill, as this stigmatizes undocumented immigrants who are trying to make ends meet.
Worth noting that some provisions that hold employers accountable are already law:
(4.) An employment verification system shall be created for employers to verify the work authorization of new hires based on taxpayer identification numbers for citizens, permanent residents, and immigrants on visas.
(a)) Once the verification system is in place, it shall be prohibited to knowingly hire unauthorized workers.
(b)) Employers found in violation of Section 4 - 4a will be assessed a $10,000 fee per violation.
https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Come_Out_of_the_Shadows_ActOf course, your bill goes further which raises the fundamental question of how much accountability is good enough. Do we know how well the present law is working? I recall seeing something about this from the GM department a while back but I couldn't dig it up.
