By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--December 1, 2014
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President Obama’s temporary amnesty, which lasts three years, declares up to 5 million illegal immigrants to be lawfully in the country and eligible for work permits, but it still deems them ineligible for public benefits such as buying insurance on ObamaCare’s health exchanges. Under the Affordable Care Act, that means businesses who hire them won’t have to pay a penalty for not providing them health coverage - making them $3,000 more attractive than a similar native-born worker, whom the business by law would have to cover.So, not only are illegals spared the nightmare of navigating Healthcare.gov; they're also going to be cheaper to employ - at least for the next three years.
“If it is true that the president’s actions give employers a $3,000 incentive to hire those who came here illegally, he has added insult to injury,” said Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican. “The president’s actions would have just moved those who came here illegally to the front of the line, ahead of unemployed and underemployed Americans.”Illegals are now not only competing for available jobs, employers will find them to be more lucrative too. Surely that will come as delightful news to the 11.5 million Americans who've left the workforce during Obama's tenure. Fortunately, as Harry Reid has mentioned on numerous occasions, the United States' southern border is "secure," so we won't have to deal with any more illegals coming across to take advantage of the situation. So far, HHS and the White House have refused to comment on the matter. We know. You're shocked.
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