Sunday, February 28, 2010

Senate Jobs Bill Does Not Require That Employers Hire American Workers

Reid Deliberately Omits E-Verify Protections from Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A $15 billion package of tax credits and exemptions for employers who create new jobs is expected to gain approval by the Senate this week. However, the bill, intended to help millions of unemployed American workers find jobs, includes no verification mechanism to ensure that newly created jobs will actually be filled by legal U.S. workers. Moreover, it does not prevent employers from claiming tax credits and exemptions if the workers they hire are illegal aliens, charges the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)...