Employers in Missouri will now be subject to losing business licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens and many employers in the state will have to begin using E-Verify.The law takes effect January 1, 2009. I've read through the bill and have prepared a summary. Note that the governor still needs to sign it before it goes final, but this is expected to happen shortly. Download missouri_client_memo.pdf
You can also download the full text of the law. Download missouri_hb_1549.pdf
All the immimgration bills are dead for now as per the attached link.
Congress Daily AM reported today that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) stripped the AgJOBS amnesty from the Iraq supplemental spending bill last night, as well as the increase in visas for employment-based permanent workers. However, provisions to increase H-2B visas for unskilled seasonal workers remain in the bill.
This is the link with more info http://www.jbs.org/node/8149
Posted by: matts | May 21, 2008 at 03:45 PM