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Updated: 10:44 PM Aug 12, 2008
Council Votes Down E-Verify
The Topeka City Council voted down a proposal that would have brought the E-Verify system to the city, requiring every company contracting with the city to register their employees, ensuring they are not illegal aliens. Posted: 10:44 PM Aug 12, 2008Reporter: Brian Quick Email Address: brian.quick@wibw.com |
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A controversial Topeka City Council vote brought out dozens of people to its meeting on Tuesday. And they spoke their mind.
Dozens showed up, and 17 people spoke during public comment, which lasted about two hours.
They were up-in-arms about E-Verify, which would require anyone who contracts with the city to register using their social security number.
Proponents of the system say it would have kept Topeka jobs out of the hands of illegal immigrants, and would provide an extra measure of security.
Opposition said it is invasive, and is another example of the federal government trying to interfere with local businesses.
The vote was 8-to-1. Click the video for reaction from the meeting.
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Posted by: B.
Location: Colorado
on Sep 27, 2008 at 05:38 PM
E-Verify Works! E-Verify has been touted by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security as "...one of the nations best and most effective tools for ensuring a legal workforce." And according to the General Accountability Office, "E-Verify is 99.5% effect." The federal government has breeched its Constitutionally required duty under Article IV, Section IV to protect citizens and states from foreign invasion, instead choosing to play politics with the law and mislabeling the invasion (of an estimated 12-20 million armed and unarmed Mexican citizens and another 4-8 million non-Mexicans) as merely unfortunate--ignoring the $300 billion yearly impact on local and state governments and landslide of negative impacts on Americans. We the People need ALL the help We can get combatting this invasion of foreign nationals!
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Posted by: HernandezUSA
Location: Ca
on Aug 14, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I love the Liberal minds its all about how it makes you feel and not if it is right or wrong. (NOT) We should be helping people getting jobs, I believe that the people we need to support are American Citizens and not Illegal Aliens (criminals). Just as a Police Officer will give you a ticket for speeding (Enforcing the Law). We should expect the our Government (Federal, State & Local) to enforce the laws and protect American Citizens from criminals (illegal Aliens) by cracking down on those people whom believe they can ignore our hiring Laws to fatten their pockets. Keep your Government Officials feet to the fire and make them stop the Illegal invasion of this Country by ending the hiring of all illegal Aliens. www.numbersusa.com and www.fairus.org and http://capwiz.com/proenglish/home/
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Posted by: Smiley
Location: Hoyt
on Aug 13, 2008 at 07:54 AM
Typical!!! The liberal-left cow-towing to the criminal element that is invading our country.
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