Subj : Re: Your tax dollars at
To : Dale Shipp
From : aaron thomas
Date : Tue Dec 17 2019 01:04 pm
DS> What are the legal loopholes? If you hire someone as a worker, you are
The first legal loophole that comes to mind is the use of independent
contractors (aka temp agencies who will pay minimum wage) to place the burden
of background/id checks on a third party. That way, those who "employ"
"economy-class travelers" aren't really responsible for employing them.
Now, in New York State, "stowaways" can work just about anywhere they want
thanks to our liberal "Green Light Law," which will actually give them the
only document they will ever need to get on someone's payroll; a valid
government-issued driver's license. There's the ultimate, must-needed, highly
anticipated legal loophole that these "hard-workers" needed all these years.
It also paves the way for neo-slavery in the form of paying "newly documented"
workers piece-work, reimbursements for work supplies ("the check is in the
mail!") taxi-driving (they can easily lease a cab now,) and many other
nightmares that I haven't stressed over yet.
What used to be a great opportunity for impoverished but honest migrants has
turned into a concept of rewriting the rules to accommodate people who don't
obey the rules anyway.
