December 2005. 22 Mexican nationals were found illegally working in Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. New Mexico. January 27. 2001. illegal aliens were found working at Fort Benning. Georgia. March 2007. the Golden State Fence Company was actually fined because. in building a border security fence. they had hired 10 illegal aliens. It doesnt stop there. In Louisiana. December 2005. a local company was busted working on a Veterans Administration hospital because they had illegal aliens. This is absurd. Now. Ive heard from many people the theme of "leading by example." Perhaps one thing we could do and absolutely should do is require that if you are contracting for the Federal Government. that you have a Social Security verification process going in your business. more than the sham. more than the. Yeah. but we have an 19 kind of approach that were seeing. And this would actually say you need to be in the ICE. which is the Customs and Immigration Enforcement Service. you need to be in the ICE Basic Pilot Program. which is a way to know that your employees have correct and legal Social Security numbers. Thats all the amendment would have done. I would predict that this amendment would get lots of bipartisan support because we see that the biggest issue facing America. besides Iraq and perhaps energy. is the issue of illegal immigration. Anid here was an opportunity for us to make a definitive statement. to have a significant amendment added to the bill. and the Democrats said no. I hope theyll reconsider on future legislation.
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