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Employers Should Read New
Immigration Enforcement Law
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HB 1804; Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen
Protection Act of 2007
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by Jim Morrison, GCG Editor
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November
1st, 2007 - After
an injunction was denied in Federal Court, and the blitz by the
main stream media, at midnight on the 31st of October, 2007, a
landmark immigration law took effect in Oklahoma. Elected
officials took the lead for the Nation's bulging illegal alien dilemma
by instituting the nations toughest immigration enforcement law
to date.
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Oklahoma
employers must take heed to the new state statue, or face prosecution. The following is an excerpt from House
Bill 1804:
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| The State of Oklahoma finds that illegal immigration is causing
economic hardship and lawlessness in this state and that
illegal immigration is encouraged when public agencies
within this state provide public benefits without
verifying immigration status.
The State of Oklahoma further finds that when
illegal immigrants have been harbored and sheltered in
this state and encouraged to reside in this state
through the issuance of identification cards that are
issued without verifying immigration status, these
practices impede and obstruct the enforcement of federal
immigration law, undermine the security of our borders,
and impermissibly restrict the privileges and immunities
of the citizens of Oklahoma.
Therefore, the people of the State of Oklahoma
declare that it is a compelling public interest of this
state to discourage illegal immigration by requiring all
agencies within this state to fully cooperate with
federal immigration authorities in the enforcement of
federal immigration laws.
The State of Oklahoma also finds that other
measures are necessary to ensure the integrity of
various governmental programs and services.
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Follow this link to read the
legislation.
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| House Bill 1804 doesn't
just go after those who are illegally employed, the Oklahoma
Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007 will also target
those who hire them. |
| Under the new law,
employers must verify the legal resident status of all new
employees through a verification system. It also makes it
illegal to fire a legal resident and allow an illegal to
stay on the job. Employers who ignore the law could end up
paying for it down the line in regard to discrimination to
authorized workers. |
| Employers will use
verification systems through Homeland Security and the
Social Security Administration. State employers and
subcontractors have until November 1st, 2007 to enroll for
the verification system, the deadline for private companies
however is July 1, 2008. |
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