Illegal immigrants; document verification for employment. (HB1047)

Introduced By

Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from 13 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax)

Description

Document verification for employment of illegal immigrants; penalty. Provides that each day of continued unlawful employment of an alien worker, each alien who cannot provide documents indicating that he is legally eligible for employment in the United States, or of false representation that an alien worker has documentation indicating that he is legally eligible for employment in the United States constitutes a separate civil offense punishable by a $100 civil penalty. The measure also (i) makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to falsely represent that an alien worker has documentation indicating that he is legally eligible for employment and (ii) amends the existing prohibition on employing such aliens to provide that it is unlawful to continue employing such person who cannot provide the required documentation of eligibility. Read the Bill »

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