Bill: Hire An Illegal, Go to Jail — But Maids Are OK/Texas Tribune
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 3:26pm PST
The latest bill addressing illegal immigration and the hiring of undocumented workers in Texas would broaden the scope of employers subject to scrutiny - and extend the penalties for violators to include possible jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. Exempt from the proposed rule? People who hire undocumented workers as domestic helpers in their family homes.
http://www.texastribune.org/immigration-in-texas/immigration/bill-hire-an-illegal-go-to-jail--but-maids-are-ok/