Texas Wants To Crack Down On Illegal Workers -- Unless They Are Housekeepers

[LanternWaste]

"Texas has long been a hotbed of controversy on immigration issues. And a proposed immigration bill in the Texas state House is sure to raise more than a few eyebrows. The bill would make hiring an "unauthorized alien" a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, unless that is, they are hired to do household chores.

Yes, under the House Bill 2012 introduced by a tea party favorite state Rep. Debbie Riddle -- who's been saying for some time that she'd like to see Texas institute an Arizona-style immigration law -- hiring an undocumented maid, caretaker, lawnworker or any type of houseworker would be allowed. Why? As Texas state Rep. Aaron Pena, also a Republican, told CNN, without the exemption, "a large segment of the Texas population" would wind up in prison if the bill became law."

http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/texas-can-we-have-immigration-exception-for-domestic-help/




Seems to be another TX GOP attempt to codify "if the rich do it, it ain't no crime" into law. :eyes:

On edit: this is the same Riddle who told us that "unnamed" FBI sources informed her that women from the Mid-East come to America to have "terror-babies". double:eyes:

[Andy823]

1. Yep,

Just goes to who how stupid most republicans really are! Wonder how many illegals she employs?

[tanyev]

2. You don't expect rich people to clean their own houses or do their own yard work, do you?

[LanternWaste]

4. Silly me...

Silly me... I forgot that we can't have those manicures ruined, nor our Valenti slacks stained. :P

[AlabamaLibrul]

3. Rs having it both ways as usual: "DEY TOOK OUR JERBS!" and hiring Rosalita at $2 an hour n/t

[county worker]

5. Gotta have that cheap domestic help

If this bill became law a lot of folks would have to clean their own messes!

[MountainLaurel]

6. This isn't the first time

If you look at immigration hiring enforcement, agriculture and the meatpacking industry are usually excepted from the rules that every other US business must meet.

[AlabamaLibrul]

7. Restaurant work too n/t

[Angry Dragon]

8. the law is uncontitutional

[ixion]

9. "a large segment of the Texas population" would wind up in prison if the bill became law."

Funny. They've jailed MILLIONS of pot smokers and these craptastic pols couldn't care less.

[dkofos]

10. That large section of the texas population deserves to be in jail.