IOWA - CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL ALIEN HIRING

IA BILL SETS UP ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT HIRING REPORTING 

Iowa lawmakers passed a bill that allows anyone to file a complaint with the attorney general’s office alleging a business is employing an illegal immigrant on Monday. The bill then requires the attorney general, county attorneys and local police to investigate the complaints and verified complaints will be reported to federal immigration officials, and employers could lose their business licenses.  Participation in E-Verify, the free federal electronic worker verification system, will also become mandatory should this bill become law.

State Rep. Julian Garrett authored the bill saying the goal is to create a deterrent for illegal workers. State Rep. Gary Worthan who is co-sponsoring the bill says it will crackdown on business taking unfair advantage of their competition by employing illegal immigrants. Opponents of the legislation say it will place a substantial burden on the attorney general’s office, the police and the budget and could also lead to racial profiling.

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