Scott: Companies that hire illegal immigrants should lose their license
by Michael C. Bender | July 23rd, 2010After about 24 hours with the Rick Scott for Florida gubernatorial campaign bus tour, there clearly are a few questions the Republican keeps getting from voters: What’s with the Medicare fraud? Can you stop the negative ads? What are you going to about illegal immigration.
At a stop at the Colombia Restaurant in Ybor City, Scott was asked if he would pull business licenses for companies that hire illegal workers. Here’s his answer:
“If employers have a process to do the right thing, I think we have to be fair to the citizens of the state and we have to be fair to companies. So the way I would do it is I would require companies to use E-Verify. And if they use E-Verify and something falls through the crack, they shouldn’t be penalized. If they don’t, and they have illegal immigrants they are paying, then absolutely. They absolutely they should lose their license.”
Later, Scott would not say his mandate to use E-Verify contradicts his call for less regulation of Florida businesses.
“There’s already a regulation about hiring illegal immigrants,” Scott told reporters. “This will make it easier for employers because they have a set process instead of wondering. Here’s what happens in business: If you have to wonder about something, you slow down.”
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July 23rd, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Ok, tough guy?
Why don’t we take it a step further and pull the license on Mexico, Inc. ? The corrupt oligarchy run by 2% of its’ richest citizens, who gorge themselves on our cheap labor and NAFTA handouts….entitled aristocrats awash in money who refuse to pay taxes, build a safety net, care for their own citizens….then lecture us because we won’t do it for their countrymen who come here.
Now watch the ‘deport Paco’ crowd start stammering about free markets and government interference. Yawn. Same old s–t.
The problem isn’t the poor Mexicans here. It’s the rich Mexicans. There.
July 23rd, 2010 at 3:33 pm
HM..Well said. Not only that, but think about the amount of money it will cost to deport them IF they decide to implement something along the lines of the Arizona Law. I just find it odd that in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that NOW we are talking about the freaking border. I hate politicians, they all suck. Scott is no different. He decrys the “stimulus” yet one of his companies took 60 million from it? Add to that the amount of money it is alleged that his company DEFRAUDED the people of Florida out of. Now he wants Florida voters to make him our Chief Executive. Just not something that I can agree with.
July 23rd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Can anyone explain why, with over 20 million Americans out of work or underemployed, and with about 20 million illegal immigrants in the US, we do not hear an outrage from Journalists, Activist groups, Congressmen, Unions, requiring that the illegals be sent home?
After all criminalizing the employers who hire illegals who be the easiest and most humane thing to do. this would have the following effects, most likely:
1. let the illegals go home on their own schedule
2. open up 20 million jobs to unemployed Americans
3 increase wages to levels which would allow the American working men and women to make a barely decent living.
4. reduce the deficit as 20 million illegals are likely to cost 200 billion or more
on top of all the other advantages of crime reduction, education and health care crowding etc.
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:04 pm
How about companies who cheat the taxpayer through Medicare fraud be shut down and the ececutives who were in charge go to prison.
Oh, I forgot if that happened Rick Scott would be in prison.
What bought Rick to Florida? Oh, I forgot Florida leads the nation in healthcare fraud.
July 23rd, 2010 at 7:59 pm
I find it interesting that Rick Scott’s company, of which he was CEO(until he was forced out at the break of the scandal), pleads guilty 3 years later, is fined a record 1.7 billion dollars, and no one goes to jail. I don’t care how he tries to make light of it, but corporate corruption and the fact that no one went to jail, doesn’t lighten the burden of the crime, it just means he and the company could afford better lawyers.
I think it can best be summed up by the late, great Former President Harry S. Truman, which goes, “The buck stops here.”
July 24th, 2010 at 8:59 am
3:54 - What don’t you understand about 20 million mexican democrat voters standing in line voting for Obammy’s socialist candidates to ensure the continued organized destruction of the United States Of America? These journalists activitists groups, (Acorn)
congressmen, (Harry Reid and the likes want them to receive amnesty now so they can vote!) Unions. (SEIU) Every entity you have named are supporters of Obama and his goals of destruction for the United States of America! Can’t you see his crazy lawsuit against the State of Arizona for passing a bill just likek the federal law he refuses to enforce? In order to rid this country of this vermin we must elect conservative, non-socialist/ communist politicians from city hall to Washington! In Florida we must start with the August 24th primary deadline! Then follow up with the midterm elections on Nov 2nd 2010! After that date, its too late! They will control this nation until at least Nov 2012 and possibly forever!
July 24th, 2010 at 9:07 am
PPP poll: Scott leads McCollum big;
2010 governor’s race, Bill McCollum,
Rick Scott — posted by bshaw on July, 22 2010 12:27 PM
New Public Policy Polling analysis —
culled from the 900-voter robo-poll done earlier this month and released yesterday — shows Rick Scott with a14-point lead over Attorney General Bill McCollum, solidifying recent polling by other companies that show Scott as the frontrunner. Indeed, slightly more Republicans now have an unfavorable view of McCollum — who’s spent 30 years in GOP politics in Florida — than see him favorably, the poll reports.
“With polls right now showing both Democratic candidates under 20% in the general election you almost wonder if it even matters who the nominee is,” the analysis concludes, “but this race is looking a lot different than it did four months ago and it could shift a lot more yet in these final 3.5 months leading up to November.”
Read the full analysis below:
Rick Scott is looking like the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for Governor of Florida, although both he and Bill McCollum have been badly bruised by their primary fight. Scott leads McCollum 43-29.
Scott has certainly succeeded in destroying McCollum’s popularity with GOP primary voters. Only 26% have a favorable opinion of the Attorney General while 40% see him unfavorably. He hasn’t done much though to make Republicans take a charitable view of him. 35% see him positively while 32% have a negative opinion of him, not usually the kind of favorability numbers you want to see with your party’s base.
Scott has tried in particular to court the party’s large conservative voting bloc and his favorability with them is a positive 38/27 spread. But that’s come at a cost to his standing with moderate Republicans, who see him negatively 28/43. That doesn’t bode well for the general election and goes a long way toward explaining why Alex Sink fared so well in the numbers we released yesterday.
With 28% of voters still undecided McCollum is certainly not out of it but Scott has to be seen as the strong favorite at this point.
July 24th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
WHAT BILL McCOLLUM HAD TO SAY ABOUT
MEDICARE BILLING AND FRAUD IN 1998!
HE DEFENDED MEDICARE PROVIDERS AGAINST THE INCOMPETENTCY OF THE CLINTON ADMIN!
SO! LIKE HIS OTHER FLIP-FLOPS, HE WAS FOR IT BEFORE HE WAS AGAINST IT!
“We should not carelessly paint all health care billing mistakes as billing fraud.”
The most innocent of providers often feel forced to settle these claims instead of facing the prospect of an automatic $10,000 fine for a small disputed amount.”
Source: Florida gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum, HR 3523: Introductory Remarks) – Health Care Claims Guidance Act), In the House of Representatives, March 19, 1998, page: E434
“Considering that providers are faced with a federal health care payment system of more than 1,700 pages of law and over 1,200 pages of regulations interpreting those laws, as well as thousands of additional pages of instruction, it is inevitable that human error will occur and that erroneous claims will be submitted.”
Source: Florida gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum, HR 3523: Introductory Remarks) – Health Care Claims Guidance Act ), In the House of Representatives, March 19, 1998, page: E434
“Even if a provider could clearly prove their innocence and show that these claims resulted from innocent clerical error, they would be likely to settle the case rather than incur large legal costs.”
Source: Florida gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum, HR 3523: Introductory Remarks) – Health Care Claims Guidance Act), In the House of Representatives, March 19, 1998, page: E434
July 26th, 2010 at 8:35 am
ricky ricardo speaks like a nazi why the use of vermin, the same vocabulary use for the nazi party,why there is people blaming the immigrants for everything,look ahead,be a producer not a complainer,maybe you waste your life and now blame others for your life,whatever happen rejoice,
July 26th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
The more Scott speaks, the more I like him
July 27th, 2010 at 10:28 am
“ricky ricardo can splain this”-thanks for once again proving that the one with the stupidist, knee jerk approach is yes indeed a racist as proven by the moniker you chose. Look moderates at the beautiful people who stand beside you wanting a change in policy. That is why we keep saying these policies are racist, because racists like them. After all the lessons of the past, can’t we see that the first solution is often the worst. Let’s take some time to figure this all out then make a plan.
August 30th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
So many people say that illegal immigrants take there jobs.. well i think if you would get up off your butt and try to go get a job you wont have anything to worry about some people are trying to do something about tuere life and taking fast action DONT BE MAD BECAUSE YOUR TO SLOW!!!