Editorial titled “Pass bill requiring proof of citizenship” goes on to state “Late last month, the state House Labor and Indusry committee unanimously approved House Bill 380. The bill would require contractors and subcontractors on public projects to verify that their workers are American citizens.”
WATCHDOG: The Bill calls for no such thing. Here is the “short title”:
“An Act requiring construction industry employers to verify the Social Security numbers of all employees for purposes of wage reporting and employment eligibility; providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry; prescribing sanctions; and establishing good faith immunity under certain circumstances.”
The ostensible purpose is to establish that the workers have a legal right to be in the United States through verifying the social security number submitted by the applicant.
The proposed bill can be read in its entirety on line.
We are at a loss to understand how the New Era could publish such a misinformed editorial. Everybody with common sense must be on vacation.
You are making the assumption that there is ANYBODY at LNP that has common sense. That might be a mistake!!!!