Proponents of this idea think they are justified in denying benefits to these workers because they are in this country illegally, but they haven't thought through the implications of their plan.
It is illegal for employers to hire illegal aliens. Lawmakers want to strengthen that law. But this proposal would undermine it, creating an incentive to hire illegal immigrants.
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If the workers' compensation claims of illegal immigrants are not covered, the rates of the employers who hire them would likely not go up when they are injured. This law could actually encourage hiring of illegal immigrants, and create unsafe working conditions for them.
Other lawmakers are calling for illegal immigrants to have no access to the courts. That would give unethical employers another incentive to hire illegal workers. Such an employer would be tempted knowing that no matter what happened to the employee or how he was treated, he could not take his employer to court.
A law in place bans hiring illegal immigrants. If this law is properly enforced, the debate about whether illegal immigrants injured on the job should receive worker's compensation will be moot.
Illegal and injured | Spartanburg, South Carolina | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The rampant greed and criminality amongst employers of illegal aliens is absolutely breath taking. If they simply obeyed the law and not hire illegal aliens there would be no confusion or problems would there?
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Illegal and injured Bill could create an incentive to hire illegal immigrants
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