The Suffolk County Legislature in New York is poised to vote on a bill that would permit the county to fine contractors who employ immigrants not authorized to work in the United States.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said he introduced the bill in an effort to deter employers from hiring illegal immigrants. He claims the measure is necessary because the federal government is failing to adequately enforce the Simpson-Mazzoli law, a 1986 federal statute formally known as the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

The Suffolk law would require companies doing business with the county to sign affidavits stating that they have complied in good faith with the requirements of the Simpson-Mazzoli law, which requires employers to examine and retain copies of documents that confirm the identity and immigration status of each employee.

Imagine this: A county government in New York that is trying to discourage illegal immigration in thits community. Hmm…

Below, more from
Michael Scholl
New York Law Journal
September 13, 2006

Under the Levy bill, county contractors who submit false affidavits would be guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of between $250 and $2,000 and a jail term of six months. Contractors also would be subject to civil penalties of up to $5,000 for each day an ineligible worker is on their payroll.

In addition, contractors who persistently violate the proposed law would be subject to having their county contracts terminated.

Read the rest here… and pass on to your county government.