According to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, undocumented workers have very little impact on wages.
Though this study was conducted in Georgia, do you feel the results would be similar in South Carolina? Have you seen a direct link between wage rates and undocumented employees in our state?
Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/7yp9439
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate has postponed debating illegal immigration until later this month.
Senators voted Thursday to carry it over until they return June 14 for a special session.
Senators will attempt to tweak current state law that penalizes businesses for hiring illegal workers. The state’s labor director and attorney general want legislators to bring the 2008 law in line with last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
The changes would be tacked onto a bill that requires officers to try to check suspects’ immigration status. That bill is back in the Senate after the House approved its version last week. Because both chambers have approved separate versions, that bill can be taken up in the limited special session.
State law requires that the regular session end at 5 p.m. Thursday.
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From The New York Times:
By ADAM LIPTAKWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that imposes harsh penalties on businesses that hire illegal immigrants.
The 5-to-3 decision appeared to endorse vigorous state efforts to punish employers who intentionally hire illegal workers. The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts on behalf of the court’s five more conservative members, said that Colorado, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia had recently enacted laws similar to the one at issue in the case.
The decision did not directly address a more recent Arizona law that gives the police greater authority to check the immigration status of people they stop. (more…)
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