Speech #1090054424

But you may recall. Mr. President. and my colleagues may recall. it was about 2 years ago when 19 immigrants. who had been smuggled illegally into the country. were left to die in a trailer because the human smugglera coyote. as they are called in our part of the countrycared nothing about them and left them to die in over 100degree temperatures inside a cattle trailer. These local law enforcement officials are willing to help and willing to be of assistance. but they want the training and they need additional resources so they can hire the personnel. We must meet our obligations to provide the additional resources they need so we can work as partners with local law enforcement and State law enforcement to enforce the law. So the first component is enhanced border security. and the second component is enhanced interior enforcement. The third component of the bill Senator KYL and I will file has to do with employer accountability. It may come as a shock to the people of America to know we currently do not have in place an effective way for employers to authoritatively determine whether the person standing in front of them. who wants to be hired. is in fact authorized to work in the United States of America or whether they happen to be an illegal immigrant who cannot legally be hired by American employers. What our bill will do is remedy that deficiency and provide employers with a reliable means to document the fact that indeed this perspective employee is authorized to work in the United States. and to do so in a reliable fashion. We will also at the same time insist that employers. once we give them the tools they need. enforce the law and make sure they document that. in fact. this perspective employee is authorized to work in the United States.