HB 18-29: Your Employees Must Be Citizens Act (Failed)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Your Employees Must Be Legal Residents Act

House Bill

To ensure that organizations receiving federal contracts are employing legal Atlasian residents.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

1.  Any organization seeking or holding federal Atlasian government contracts which is found to knowingly employ undocumented immigrants will be ineligible for new contracts for two years following the discovery of these immigrants.

   A. The SoIA shall compile an effective and efficient procedure by which companies can verify the status of their employees. The terms of the above shall apply once the procedure is in place and companies have been given a “reasonable” chance to utilize it.

   B. Contracts that deal with critical defense or emergency related procurement may be given exemption based on the situation, but must be required to take steps to ensure the legality of their workforce going forward and the Department of Internal Affairs shall certify they have done so.

2.  The bill is not affecting contracts for companies, that employed undocumented immigrants without knowing their legal status. Said companies are required to remove any undocumented employees within a period of two months instead.

3. No provision in this bill shall be construed as to condone or legalize any violations of current laws regarding racial profiling and civil rights. Any and all such violations shall be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of existing law at the time of the violation's occurrence.

People's House of Representatives
Rejected in the House of Representatives 3-5-1-0

Sponsor: fhtagn
House Designation: HB 18-29

[Esteemed Jimmy]

HB 18-29 is now on the House floor. Debate on this legislation has begun and shall last for no less than 72 hours.

[fhtagn]

Basically a common sense bill that ensures companies that are awarded federal contracts are complying with our laws. It does not affect companies that aren't under a contract with us, and it does not harm employers that didn't know the citizenship status of an employee.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Also remember, we had amnesty or something become law already so this shouldnt affect real life Dreamiez.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

I will oppose this bill when it comes to a vote

[fhtagn]

I will oppose this bill when it comes to a vote

Do you have any actual reasons for opposing it?

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I think I will support this bill.

[Coastal Elitist]

I support this bill

[JGibson]

I will oppose this bill when it comes to a vote

I will also oppose this bill, as this stigmatizes undocumented immigrants who are trying to make ends meet.

[fhtagn]

I will oppose this bill when it comes to a vote

I will also oppose this bill, as this stigmatizes undocumented immigrants who are trying to make ends meet.

So you think it's acceptable that Atlasia offers federal contracts to companies that violate the law?

This wouldn't affect their ability to be employed with companies that are not seeking federal contracts.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

I agree with Rep. JGibson. This would be an unnecessary impediment to work for undocumented people in Atlasia. I hope that my House colleagues in the Labor Party will remember that immigrants deserve workers’ rights too.

[Mr. Reactionary]

I agree with Rep. JGibson. This would be an unnecessary impediment to work for undocumented people in Atlasia. I hope that my House colleagues in the Labor Party will remember that immigrants deserve workers’ rights too.

This penalizes big business tho. It penalizes big businesses for committing crimes.

[lfromnj]

Shouldn't this bill at the very first be renamed to your employees must be legally here?

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Shouldn't this bill at the very first be renamed to your employees must be legally here?

I agree. This bill needs a more truthful title.

[fhtagn]

Fixing the title concern.

Better?

Your Employees Must Be Legal Citizens Act

House Bill

To ensure that organizations receiving federal contracts are employing legal Atlasian citizens.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

1.  Any organization seeking or holding federal Atlasian government contracts which is found to knowingly employ undocumented immigrants will be ineligible for new contracts for two years following the discovery of these immigrants.

   A. The SoIA shall compile an effective and efficient procedure by which companies can verify the status of their employees. The terms of the above shall apply once the procedure is in place and companies have been given a “reasonable” chance to utilize it.

   B. Contracts that deal with critical defense or emergency related procurement may be given exemption based on the situation, but must be required to take steps to ensure the legality of their workforce going forward and the Department of Internal Affairs shall certify they have done so.

2.  The bill is not affecting contracts for companies, that employed undocumented immigrants without knowing their legal status. Said companies are required to remove any undocumented employees within a period of two months instead.

3. No provision in this bill shall be construed as to condone or legalize any violations of current laws regarding racial profiling and civil rights. Any and all such violations shall be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of existing law at the time of the violation's occurrence.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Fixing the title concern.

Better?

Your Employees Must Be Legal Citizens Act

House Bill

To ensure that organizations receiving federal contracts are employing legal Atlasian citizens.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

1.  Any organization seeking or holding federal Atlasian government contracts which is found to knowingly employ undocumented immigrants will be ineligible for new contracts for two years following the discovery of these immigrants.

   A. The SoIA shall compile an effective and efficient procedure by which companies can verify the status of their employees. The terms of the above shall apply once the procedure is in place and companies have been given a “reasonable” chance to utilize it.

   B. Contracts that deal with critical defense or emergency related procurement may be given exemption based on the situation, but must be required to take steps to ensure the legality of their workforce going forward and the Department of Internal Affairs shall certify they have done so.

2.  The bill is not affecting contracts for companies, that employed undocumented immigrants without knowing their legal status. Said companies are required to remove any undocumented employees within a period of two months instead.

3. No provision in this bill shall be construed as to condone or legalize any violations of current laws regarding racial profiling and civil rights. Any and all such violations shall be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of existing law at the time of the violation's occurrence.

Representatives have 24 hours for objections.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Objection. What the heck is a "legal citizen"? This just takes a bill that's already anti-immigrant, and changes the title to a parody of itself. Adding insult to injury doesn't make it better.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A vote on whether to adopt the amendment has started. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

Your Employees Must Be Legal Citizens Act

House Bill

To ensure that organizations receiving federal contracts are employing legal Atlasian citizens.

Be it enacted in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

1.  Any organization seeking or holding federal Atlasian government contracts which is found to knowingly employ undocumented immigrants will be ineligible for new contracts for two years following the discovery of these immigrants.

   A. The SoIA shall compile an effective and efficient procedure by which companies can verify the status of their employees. The terms of the above shall apply once the procedure is in place and companies have been given a “reasonable” chance to utilize it.

   B. Contracts that deal with critical defense or emergency related procurement may be given exemption based on the situation, but must be required to take steps to ensure the legality of their workforce going forward and the Department of Internal Affairs shall certify they have done so.

2.  The bill is not affecting contracts for companies, that employed undocumented immigrants without knowing their legal status. Said companies are required to remove any undocumented employees within a period of two months instead.

3. No provision in this bill shall be construed as to condone or legalize any violations of current laws regarding racial profiling and civil rights. Any and all such violations shall be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of existing law at the time of the violation's occurrence.

[fhtagn]

Objection. What the heck is a "legal citizen"? This just takes a bill that's already anti-immigrant, and changes the title to a parody of itself. Adding insult to injury doesn't make it better.

People who have a legal right to live in the country.

This bill isn't "anti-immigrant". Nothing in this bill outlines that undocumented immigrants be deported, nothing in this bill says they can't be employed anywhere else, nothing in this bill goes after legal immigrants. This simply goes after big companies that bid for federal contracts, often paying undocumented immigrants significantly less than they should be paid, sometimes under the table. You'd think the Labor Party (and I'm counting you in this because you are basically part of their party) would support going after businesses that violate laws, not protect them.

[fhtagn]

Aye

[Coastal Elitist]

Aye

[Dr. MB]

abstain

[JGibson]

NAY

[YE]

"Legal citizen" implies this bills restricts to only "citizens" when it should be something like "legal residents", correct?

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Nay