Sessions, Colleagues Introduce Immigration Bill To Protect US Workers
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: February 5, 2013
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member
of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today following
the
introduction of a measure he cosponsored to permanently authorize and
require employers to use the E-Verify program, a simple and proven way
to bring immigration security to the workplace:
"E-verify
is the standard for all businesses that work with the state of
Alabama," Sessions
said. "This nation's economic climate is marred by high unemployment and
stagnant job growth. It is important, now more than ever, to actively
present employment opportunities to United States citizens. Illegal
labor, subsidized by federal benefits, is taking
jobs and thus hurting both legal immigrants and native born Americans.
This cannot continue. Before considering some broad-based amnesty,
shouldn't we finally deliver for the American people on the enforcement
of those laws already in place? What good are new
promises when old ones are being broken? This legislation is a crucial
step towards restoring the rule of law in America and regaining the
trust of the American people necessary to consider future reforms."
