As Davidson County cheers on the announcement that TIMCO — with the help of economic incentives —- will bring 500 jobs to Wallburg, commissioners debate penalties for contract workers who employ illegal immigrants.
Commissioners eventually voted down Fred McClure’s proposal, which would include “a fine of $100 per day from the date that the noncompliance was discovered be paid to the county until such was corrected.” Opposing commissioners say the county already checks insurance documentation and I-9 forms. Besides, as Commissioner Sam Watford argued, employing undocumented workers “is already against the law to begin with.”
Needless to say that doesn’t settle the issue, and commissioners will review McClure’s proposal at a later date.
