Companies employing illegal immigrants could lose government contracts or licenses if they continue to employ those workers under two bills pending in the state Legislature. The state House of Representative Tuesday passed the Industry Employment Verification Act and an employment verification amendment to the state law. The bills are now being sent to the state Senate for debate.
The bills require construction companies, contractors and subcontractors providing goods or services to state agencies to use a free Internet-based employment verification system operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to determine if a new employee is allowed to work in the United States.
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