Rock Center's story on Alabama Illegal Immigration Law

[Amelia]

I continue to be amazed by how nonchalant many law breakers are.

On Rock Center tonight there was an Alabama farmer who knowingly hired illegal immigrants and she didn't seem bothered about broadcasting that to the nation. She criticized the governor and the new law. Of course it wasn't her fault for growing things which she couldn't harvest without breaking the law.

There was an illegal immigrant who let herself be interviewed for the national audience and called Americans racist for daring to think that she shouldn't be here illegally and for being glad that laws would start being enforced.

There was a college professor who equated enforcing laws against hiring illegal immigrants to the civil rights battles of the 1960's.



The governor of Alabama naturally objected to the negative characterizations. He agreed Alabama was breaking the law in the 1960's and the federal government rightly cracked down, but said that what is happening now is just the opposite. The federal government is the one ignoring the law and Alabama is being maligned for trying to enforce it.

He had sympathy for those who are suffering but he seemed reasonably baffled about what to say to a woman who knowingly hires illegal aliens, announces it to everyone, and then criticizes him for saying that can't go on.

 

[Wolfmoon]

Getting rid of the illegal alien vermin would open up 8 million jobs for Americans. The government needs to help to relocate the American people to fill jobs. Deport the illegal alien A.S.A.P. and get Americans working again. Not all the jobs are picking produce many are manufacturing jobs.

ALIPAC Forums-viewtopic-8 Million Illegal Aliens Still Hold US Jobs

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

There was a college professor who equated enforcing laws against hiring illegal immigrants to the civil rights battles of the 1960's.

He’s correct to the extent that illegal aliens are entitled to habeas and other due process rights, subjecting them to punitive measures such as rental restrictions preempts due process and is illegal. See: Plyler v. Doe (1982).

The governor of Alabama naturally objected to the negative characterizations. He agreed Alabama was breaking the law in the 1960's and the federal government rightly cracked down, but said that what is happening now is just the opposite. The federal government is the one ignoring the law and Alabama is being maligned for trying to enforce it.

There’s no evidence the Federal government is ‘ignoring the law’; indeed, the evidence indicates a good faith effort to detain, convict, and deport illegal aliens, deportations having increased over the last administration.

And again, any state or local jurisdiction that violates a person’s due process rights, before he’s found guilty of entering the country illegally, for example, is in violation of the 14th Amendment.

 

[Amelia]

There was a college professor who equated enforcing laws against hiring illegal immigrants to the civil rights battles of the 1960's.

He’s correct to the extent that illegal aliens are entitled to habeas and other due process rights, subjecting them to punitive measures such as rental restrictions preempts due process and is illegal. See: Plyler v. Doe (1982).

The governor of Alabama naturally objected to the negative characterizations. He agreed Alabama was breaking the law in the 1960's and the federal government rightly cracked down, but said that what is happening now is just the opposite. The federal government is the one ignoring the law and Alabama is being maligned for trying to enforce it.

There’s no evidence the Federal government is ‘ignoring the law’; indeed, the evidence indicates a good faith effort to detain, convict, and deport illegal aliens, deportations having increased over the last administration.

And again, any state or local jurisdiction that violates a person’s due process rights, before he’s found guilty of entering the country illegally, for example, is in violation of the 14th Amendment.

Recent actions by the administration suggest that they are perfectly fine with illegal workers staying on the job in Alabama.

If convicted of some felony, then maybe they'd be queued for deportation after they complete their sentence, but other than that, states are expected to keep absorbing the undocumented immigrants into jobs, schools, health care, etc.

No?

 

[Angelhair]

It just boggles the mind how our own constitution is serving everybody else but the american people when it comes to the illegal problem.

 

[Wolfmoon]

Federal Immigration and Nationality Act Section 8 USC 1324(a) (1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)

"Any person who . . . encourages or induces an alien to . . . reside . . . knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such . . . residence is . . . in violation of law, shall be punished as provided . . . for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs . . . fined under title 18 . . . imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both."

Employment of Illegal Aliens --It is unlawful to hire illegal aliens.

Encouraging and Harboring Illegal Aliens -- It is a violation of law for any person to conceal, harbor or shield from detection in any place, including any building or means of transportation, any illegal alien.

Enforcement -- Immigration officers and local law enforcement officers may detain and individual for a brief warrantless interrogation where circumstances create a reasonable suspicion that the individual is illegally present in the U.S.

RICO -- Citizen Recourse -- Private persons and entities may initiate civil suits to obtain injunctions and treble damages against enterprises that conspire to or actually violate federal alien smuggling, harboring, or document fraud statues under the Racketeer-Influence and Corrupt Organizations (RICO).

Tax Crimes -- Employers who aid or abet the preparation of false tax returns by failing to pay income or Social Security taxes for illegal alien employees, or who knowingly make payments using false names or Social Security numbers, are subject to IRS criminal and civil sanctions.

SOURCE:

http://www.immigrationspecialistsllc.com/uploads/FEDERAL_IMMIGRATION_AND_NATIONALITY_ACT.pdf

United States v. Kim. 193 F-3d 567 (2d Cir. 1999), are considered employees for purposes of immigration law. See full text at:
http://openjurist.org/435/f3d/182/united-states-v-kim

Property shall be seized and subject to forfeiture. (b) 1.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001324----000-.html

Additional information is at the Department of Justice at:
http://searchjustice.usdoj.gov/search?q=illegal+aliens&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=iso-8859-1&oe=UTF-8&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&site=default_collection&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0

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