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The Real Illegal-Immigration Issue: Employers
I recently came across the following article looking at the ongoing immigration question in our country from an often times ignored perspective: Should we hold employers more accountable? Now, this issue is one that generates intense feelings on both sides of the debate and the author weaves a fine line in his argument. In my opinion, his perspective on how we should look at this issue stirred some deep and candid conversations with some of my peers.
I firmly believe that employer accountability as a component of the immigration debate should be addressed. It has been historically ignored under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Some create this somewhat ridiculous paradox of encouraging a greater influx of immigrant workers by soliciting those workers with the prospects of jobs, while simultaneously stigmatizing those workers for coming to our country for those opportunities. By ignoring this important piece of the puzzle, we are allowing the exploitation of these workers to continue and creating a "faux" villain to perpetuate class and racial divides.
Fine Print: Long-Sought Compromise Will Increase NJ Property Tax Transparency
An investigation originally undertaken by NJ Spotlight pays off as new property tax data will be posted on state’s governmental services website.
Betting On NJ Lottery To Help Bail Out Public-Employee Pension System
Diverting $1 billion in lottery revenue is a fix, not a solution, some experts warn, and it raises a question: How would the state budget make up for funds that are redirected?
NJ Has A $223M Budget Hole To Plug By July, Budget Experts Say
TRENTON -- New Jersey budget analysts are predicting the state will collect $436 million less in taxes than projected in Gov. Chris Christie's budget for this fiscal year and next, and warned Wednesday that the administration has built additional revenue risks into its spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that could worsen the prognosis.
Portable Benefits: Traveling With A Cloak Of Security
The Internet economy has given us many new words, and two recent additions are “portable benefits.” They might be new, but it is an important term because it stands to affect a huge portion of working Americans.
Healthy Gains Reported For Pension Returns At NJ State Investment Council Meeting
Bump of over 8 percent for fiscal 2017 announced, even as Christie mulls bill giving cops, firefighters more control of their pension investments.
Singleton, Vainieri Huttle, Downey, Mosquera, Lampitt & Benson Bill To Boost Domestic Violence Training At Local Level Advances
Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Joann Downey, Gabriela Mosquera, Pamela Lampitt and Daniel Benson to enhance domestic violence training at the local level gained unanimous approval Thursday from the full Assembly.
Will NJ Schools Be Affected By US Top Court Ruling On Special Ed?
State already answers to higher legal standard, but federal ruling should re-emphasize that minimum progress is not enough for special-needs students.
Christie Signs Bill To Boost Transportation Spending By $400 Million
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — New Jersey expects to launch scores of road and bridge projects and mass transit improvements during the next 100 days, thanks to the infusion of $400 million in transportation funding from the state's 23-cent gas tax increase.
Moody's Downgrades NJ Credit Rating Fourth Time While Christie In Office
Rating agency identifies New Jersey’s chronically underfunded public pension system as one of main reasons for latest lowering of state’s grade.