Associated Press
VINITA, Oklahoma -- The city council unanimously approved an ordinance that would allow employers who hire illegal immigrants to lose their business permits.
The ordinance, approved this week, would make it illegal for a business to recruit, hire or employ workers who are not U.S. citizens or can’t prove they are in the country legally.
Vinita, in Craig County in far northeastern Oklahoma, has few problems with illegal immigration, but city leaders wanted an ordinance in place as a preventative measure, said Charlie Enyart, city administrator.
Posted by tyne at April 10, 2007