Mass. Senate passes crackdown on illegal immigrants

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Boston Globe

With one lawmaker citing President Lincoln's respect for the rule of law, the Massachusetts Senate passed a far-reaching crackdown this afternoon on illegal immigrants and those who would hire them, going further, senators said, than any immigration bill proposed over the past five years.

In a surprising turn of events, the legislation replaced a narrower bill that was passed Wednesday over the objections of Republicans.

The measure, which passed on a 28-10 vote as an amendment to the budget, would bar the state from doing business with any company found to break federal laws barring illegal immigrant hiring. It would also toughen penalties for creating or using fake identification documents, and explicitly deny in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants.

The amendment would also require the state’s public health insurance program to verify residency through the Department of Homeland Security, and would require the state to give legal residents priority for subsidized housing.

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/05/mass_senate_pas.html

[EC]

1. This is a better way.

It also shows clearly that Repuges know that companys are hiring unauthorized residents and many supplying them with SSN's to hire them. It should show Republicans as liking the cheap labor and wink,wink allowing it.