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HB 928 Illegal immigration; adopts several measures aimed at curbing in State, report.

Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Illegal immigration; penalty. Adopts several measures aimed at curbing illegal immigration in the Commonwealth. The bill requires all public bodies and their contractors to register and participate in a federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify information on all new employees, and requires all agencies providing benefits to verify the recipient's immigration status. State institutions of higher education would be prohibited from providing in-state tuition to illegal aliens.

The bill requires that if an independent contractor fails to provide documentation of the contractor's employment authorization, the contracting entity must withhold state income tax at the top marginal income tax rate from any compensation paid to the contractor.

The bill makes it a Class 6 felony to harbor, transport, or conceal an illegal alien. In addition, the immigration status of any individual arrested on suspicion of a felony or of driving under the influence must be verified.

To aid in the enforcement of immigration laws, the Attorney General is authorized to negotiate the terms of a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Homeland Security that would allow law-enforcement officers in the Commonwealth to perform certain immigration functions. In addition, the Department of State Police is directed to establish a division of fraudulent document identification to investigate the sale and distribution of fraudulent documents in the Commonwealth.


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