We have a hard time with Democrats who believe illegals have more of a right to jobs then American citizens. Their mantra of no one else will do them doesn't fly in the face of such high unemployment numbers. Why do American taxpayers have to keep supporting the illegals who are here along with the employers who knowlingly hire them?
Time to put American first!
American Jobs Should Go To American WorkersPlease note that Congressman King has put a packet available on his site for anyone who needs help as a displaced worker or they can pick up a package at his office. In spot checking the Democrat House Member sites, we didn't see anything like this on their sites. Do the unemployed only matter when it comes election time for Democrats?
Rep. Steve King
3 Feb 2010
Speaking about America's unemployment problem on November 2, 2009, President Obama expressed a desire for new ideas on how to create good-paying jobs. The President stated that "if somebody can show me a strategy that's going to work, then we are happy to consider it."
I have introduced legislation that the President should be "happy to consider," right down to and including the bill's title - New IDEA. On September 16, 2009, I introduced H.R. 3580, the Illegal Deduction Elimination Act (New IDEA), which will immediately reduce America's unemployment and result in the hiring of millions of unemployed Americans. New IDEA will crack down on employers and illegal workers and level the playing field for law-abiding American employers and employees.
According to the Department of Labor, the December 2009 national unemployment rate in the United States was 10.0% and Iowa's unemployment rate was 6.6%. There are 15.3 million unemployed American citizens while the Pew Hispanic Center reports that eight million illegal aliens hold American jobs. In Iowa alone, there are 112,700 unemployed workers while 35,000 illegal aliens hold jobs.
It is inexcusable for American citizens and law abiding immigrants to be jobless while law-breaking illegal aliens hold American jobs. New IDEA clarifies that wages and benefits paid to illegal aliens are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. So if employers hire illegal workers, the wages and benefits paid to illegal workers will be denied as a business expense, resulting in taxable income for employers.
E-Verify is an online government system that enables employers to determine whether an employee is eligible to work in the U.S. E-Verify is currently a voluntary program that by law can only be used on new hires. New IDEA will make E-Verify permanent and authorize its use on all current and prospective employees.
Under New IDEA, employers that uses E-Verify will have "safe harbor." By using E-Verify to check the legal status of new hires, employers will not be punished if they mistakenly hire an illegal alien. Employers who fail to check their employees via E-Verify or ignore proof of an employee's illegal status will be subject to wage and benefit taxation, including interest and penalty on past taxes.
This system will level the playing field for employers that hire only legal workers, who are typically paid more than illegal workers. Under New IDEA, if employers are paying illegal workers $10 per hour and an IRS audit uncovers the violations, the tax liability plus interest and penalty may then cost employers $16 per hour. Removing the cost motivation associated with hiring illegal workers will result in millions of unemployed Americans going to work at newly vacated $10 per hour jobs for pay in the $12-$14 per hour range, or more. New IDEA requires the Internal Revenue Service to notify the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security of identity theft and immigration law violations. It also requires government agencies to work in cooperation with each other to enforce immigration laws.
New IDEA will also be a revenue raiser for the IRS. The bill will result in the IRS collecting interest, penalties and taxes, and newly hired legal workers will pay taxes, unlike the illegal workers they replace.
President Obama and liberals in Congress continue to promote amnesty while overlooking the impact that illegal workers have on American unemployment. Immigration laws protect American citizens, including legal immigrants, from losing jobs to those who have entered our country illegally. We must enforce our immigration laws and allow a sustainable number of legal immigrants into the country each year.
Our immigration policy must protect the interests of Americans citizens and those who played by the rules to legally enter the United States. Immigration law needs to be designed to enhance the economic, social and cultural well being of the Unites States. If President Obama is sincere about finding new and effective economic plans, he should immediately endorse New IDEA. Enforcing and strengthening our current immigration laws, through programs such as New IDEA, will put many unemployed citizens back to work and protect American workers.
February 2, 2010
King Offers Assistance To Displaced WorkersCongressman Steve King today made a packet of information for recently displaced workers available on his website. The packet includes information about rapid response services for laid off workers, Iowa Workforce Development and Department of Labor phone numbers, unemployment insurance, training opportunities and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The full packet is available below and can also be picked up at Congressman King’s Council Bluffs office, located at 40 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, or his Sioux City office, located at 526 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA 51101.
“Given the current economic crisis, it will take the efforts of all local, state and federal agencies to assist the workers losing their jobs,” Congressman King said. “I and my staff stand ready to assist those affected. I am confident in the resilience of western Iowans. We all need to do all we can to help the hundreds of laid off workers transition into other employment.”
Associated Files:
Displaced Worker Packet
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