Common Sense Leadership

For State Senate District 22

Immigration and Insourcing:

Illegal immigration does not serve the interests of the country, the state, Jeffco, or illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration of workers is really insourcing. Insourcing lowers employer labor costs but increases taxpayer costs as employers pass medical care and education expense off to taxpayers.

• The Federal government must control illegal immigration, including border patrol, deporting illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, and expediting document checking for employers.
• Employers should use the federal program in place to verify employee documents and eligibility for work.
• A foreign worker program for specified industries should be developed for workers to enter legally to perform work. This is particularly important for the agriculture industry.
• The total cost of foreign workers should be the responsibility of employers, particularly medical coverage.

Colorado has passed the toughest anti-illegal immigration laws in the country. Now it’s time for the federal government to step up and do its job. The feds should not fob off its responsibilities onto the states – illegal immigration is the premier example of a federal job not done.

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