INDIANA: Panel hears bill to punish businesses that hire illegal aliens

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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Companies could face strict penalties - including losing their business licenses - if they knowingly hire illegal aliens under a bill being considered by a Senate committee.

Bill sponsor Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, said Indiana is stuck with the public and social costs of illegal immigration because federal immigration law isn't being enforced.

"This bill is not about race," he said. "It's not about ethnicity. It's not about nationality. It's about one thing and one thing only: the respect for the rule of law."

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Posted by tyne at January 17, 2008