Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would classify the hiring of illegal aliens as an unfair labor practice, expanding the authority of the National Labor Relations Board to investigate employers and labor unions involved in the practice.
The measure is led by Republican Sens. Jim Banks of Indiana and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. Their proposal, titled the Putting American Workers First Act, adds new language to the National Labor Relations Act stating it is an unfair labor practice “to employ (including to recruit or hire) as an employee any individual who is an unauthorized alien.”
The bill also specifies that firing an illegal alien “shall not be evidence of animus” in labor disputes.
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