Speech #1090100421

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman. let us start off with the basic fact. and that is illegal hiring of undocumented workers is a Federal problem calling for a Federal solution. But the cost of the illegal hiring of the undocumented worker falls on the States. the counties. and our cities. This is what my amendment attempts to accomplish: first of all. the vital aspect of where the costs fall. The fines that are collected from the lawbreaking employers will be equally apportioned among the Federal Government. the State. the county. and the city governments. The 25 percent that will go to the State. the county and the city in which the illegal act occurred and for which they are incurring costs. those moneys are really reimbursements. Those moneys will be limited when they are received by those entities to be spent directly for the costs incurred. for those public services being provided for the undocumented worker who has been illegally hired by the employer. Secondly. my amendment increases the base fine to $50.000 per incident. This amendment follows on the heels of