Brick, NJ – The Brick Township Council passed a resolution supporting New Jersey State Senate Bill S89 and New Jersey Assembly Bill A308 which will prohibit any company that employs illegal aliens from receiving public contracts, grants, loans or tax incentives for seven years.  Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis agrees with the legislation urged the Council to pass the resolution of support.

“Companies that circumvent the law should not be rewarded with public contracts, it is that simple,” said Mayor Acropolis.  “By awarding public contracts to employers who hire illegal immigrants, we are condoning illegal behavior, rewarding the perpetrators and actually encouraging immigration laws to be broken.”

The bills specify that if an investigation determines that a company has violated the bill’s provisions, that company will be placed on a list that will be made available to every applicable public body identifying the company as ineligible for certain contracts and benefits.  Companies that violate any provision of the bill may be liable for fines of $10,000 for every illegal alien that they hired.

“Employers who hire illegal immigrants are magnifying our country’s ongoing problems with illegal immigration,” said Council President Ruthanne Scaturro.  “They are putting their own self interests ahead of the good of the country.”

The sponsors of the bills are Senator Christopher J. Connors (R-9^th District) and Assemblymen Brian E. Rumpf (R-9^th District), Daniel M. Van Pelt (R-9^th District) and Scott Rudder (R-8^th District).

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