Mississippi State Auditor Wants to Target Illegal Employers

"Mississippi's state auditor has joined the growing number of state officials across the country who believe the federal government is not doing enough to stem the tide of illegal immigrants. That's why he wants to go after employers who hire illegal aliens. Phil Bryant says Mississippi is like many other states -- illegal immigrants have descended on the state, taking low-paid, low-skilled jobs. The Mississippi auditor wants to know the exact financial drain the immigrants are having on the state's medical and educational services, but he has run into a roadblock," Agape Press writes. "'We need to immunize ourselves [in Mississippi] with a clear, definitive law that says if you're working for the state government or local governments [under contract] and receiving taxpayers' dollars -- and you're violating the law by hiring illegal immigrants -- we can void that contract,' [Bryant] says."

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