XPost: alt.food.fast-food, alt.california.illegals   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-06 15:23, Ed P wrote:   
   > On 2/6/2026 8:54 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-05 01:15, Bryan Simmons wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>   
   >>> Would you be OK with prosecuting anyone who knowingly hires a person   
   >>> for a non-agricultural job who doesn't have legal status to work in   
   >>> the USA? Would you be fine with the second offense being a felony?   
   >>> How about mandatory prison time for the third offense?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Obviously yes. Instead of rounding up illegal immigrants, fine the   
   >> employers. Also agricultural ones, why not?   
   >>   
   >> Illegal immigrants come because they get jobs.   
   >>   
   >> What about those immigrants that create a job? Like a freelance   
   >> gardener, house cleaner, old age caregiver? Fine those that hire them,   
   >> knowingly? I suppose there is no exchange of papers or contracts, so   
   >> they can claim ignorance.   
   >>   
   >> (No, I don't live in the USA. We also get a lot of paperless immigrants)   
   >>   
   >> Hint: the employers are probably right wingers.   
   >>   
   >   
   > We've always needed some seasonal workers for harvesting the crops.   
      
   Illegal? No, you don't. Nor we. Do it legally.   
      
      
   > The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program allows U.S. employers to bring   
   > foreign nationals to the U.S. for seasonal or temporary agricultural   
   > work, typically lasting up to 10 months. Employers must prove a shortage   
   > of domestic workers, offer3/4th of the work contract, and provide   
   > housing and transportation   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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