butterbean
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 Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: Miss. to Verify Worker Status Under Bill |
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Businesses would have to verify that their employees are either U.S. citizens or are in the country legally, under a bill the Mississippi House passed Friday.
The proposal sparked more than an hour of heated debate between supporters who said they're trying to safeguard American jobs and opponents who said the plan unfairly singles out certain groups, particularly Hispanics.
Rep. Willie Bailey, D-Greenville, said some lawmakers were backing the bill only to pander to voters back home this election year.
"There are people supporting this bill because they're scared they're not getting back here," Bailey said. "You need to go home because you have no guts. You have no glory."
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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/02/09/ap3414203.html |
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