Thursday, November 15, 2007

Undocumented

I do not understand the indecision about how to handle undocumented workers. Here's my plan. If a company is suspected of using undocumented workers the Federal government can arrive unannounced and check. Undocumented workers that are found can be given work ID and the books of the company can be monitored for the next year to make sure that all of their employees are getting proper pay and benefits. Any cost for documenting and monitoring previously undocumented workers can be charged to the offending company.

Companies get the workers they need. Workers get the pay and benefits they deserve. The government gets the taxes owed them. And jobs are created to make sure every one gets what's coming to them.

What's the big deal?