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07/28/2008: "U.S. firms push back against immigration sanctions"

Arizona steel fabricator Sheridan Bailey was frustrated by a state law that punished employers who hire illegal immigrants so he joined local employers and business owners to change it.

After behind-the-scenes lobbying from employers, the Arizona law was amended by Gov. Janet Napolitano in May to provide clarification and relief for businesses facing new restrictions and penalties.

Bailey is among employers and trade associations in more than 20 states from Oregon to Florida who have been banding together in business coalitions to push back.

[ Are US firms are such liberal philanthropists trying to give a chance to poor, deprived immigrants who just want to earn some money? Does anyone believe that? All it this is is more proof, if that is needed, that firms just want cheap labor at any cost to the legal American population or the environment. No one in their right mind should vote for a politician who allows this. ]

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2545497920080725