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Scott: Companies that hire illegal immigrants should lose their license

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Michael C. Bender

After 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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