The New Employment Verification Act of 2008 is the most egregious attack on the American people and the US Constitution on the issue of illegal immigration that I have seen to this day. There are several flaws and concerns about this particular "Act," but the blatant attempt to usurp the rights and powers of State and local governments lies in Section 101(b)(2)(A) (according to Human Events). This particular piece of the "Act" states this:
(b) Enhancement of Federal Preemption Standards- Section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2)) is amended to read as follows:`(2) PREEMPTION; NO NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD-
`(A) PREEMPTION- The provisions of this section preempt any provision of any law of any State or political subdivision thereof or any contract entered into by any State or political subdivision thereof which--
`(i) imposes civil or criminal sanctions upon employers for actions governed by the Act;
`(ii) requires, authorizes or permits a system of verification of the immigration status of employees or employment applicants;
`(iii) requires, authorizes, or permits the use of a federally mandated employment verification system for any other purpose other than that required by Federal law, including verifying status of renters, determining eligibility for receipt of benefits, enrollment in school, obtaining or retaining a business or other license provided by the unit of government, or conducting a background check; or
`(iv) requires or prohibits the use of an immigration status employment verification system for any purpose, except as required by Federal law, including without limitation, such purposes as--
`(I) a condition of receiving a government contract;
`(II) a condition of receiving a business license; or
`(III) the basis of assessing a penalty.
Folks, not only is DC refusing to hear us and do their jobs, not only are they trying to sneak pieces of the FAILED Comprehensive Amnesty Bill into every other bill they can think of, but they are outright trying to pass a law to PREEMPT all the hard work being done by Americans on a State and local level to protect their communities. D A King has an EXCELLENT piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and he also does our work for us on a daily basis HERE.
I have an announcement for our enemies in DC.
Dear Washington DC,I will be honest with you.
We are SICK and TIRED of babysitting.
Last year- Americans made it clear that we wanted the borders under control and employers held accountable. We should not have to be organizing every week against another bill sneaking pieces of the Amnesty Bill into other bills. It is like dealing with a 2 yr old. We should not have to tell our Representatives every single week that we don't want protection for lawbreakers (illegal aliens or employers). We want the laws enforced. HR5515 is not just a slap in the face-- it is trying to usurp the rights of States and local gov't trying to protect their communities from the ourtight refusal of Federal Gov't from doing their jobs.My 7 yr old does not need to be told "NO" this many times.
The GOP is in DEEP trouble. Heck-- Congressman Gingrey (R-GA) is a dang CO-SPONSOR of this Bill.....today was the first time in my life I actually thought to myself, enough. I have had enough. I am actually willing to vote for a Democrat.Lou Barletta gets it. He is the only politician I hear promising to actually do his job if elected. Job one is to protect Americans. JOB ONE! Hearing someone run for office- who promises to do just that is absolutely FOREIGN to our ears.
I hope to hear from you-- and I hope it is good news, and I don't have to rally the troops to flood your offices with calls and letters. It is quite frankly getting so tiresome that the GOP just might find themselves where no one is calling anymore- and they will be packing their bags for home.
We need at least 30% of the House seats up for grabs in November.....that should be easy...all you have to do is abandon Amnesty, stop feeding the Global Warming Hoax, and get an Energy plan that will stop strengthening our enemies. At this rate-- we are going to FAIL miserably.Sorry if this sounds tough-- but I am just trying to give you respect by being honest with you, and trying to handle this in way that helps you and keeps us from having to come out hammering the GOP Leadership once again.
It seems to me that the GOP might need different consultants- and I might just be the one for the job....
Thank you for your time
Sherri Reese
This "Act" is still in committee.
These is are the Committee folks.