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"It is an admittedly clumsy first attempt to say, 'We are really focusing on the big businesses,'" English said. Texans shouldn't be punished for hiring lawn care companies who hire unauthorized immigrants, he said, according to the Texas Tribune's website.
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Wouldn't the lawn care company be the one hit by the law if it didn't have an exception, not their customer?
In a vacuum I could see an exception for one-on-one hires, as individuals may not have the resources or authority to check someone else's immigration status, while businesses are supposed to have all sorts of government-required employee info. But the law exempts certain classes of job, not one-on-one vs business, and all of the quotes in the article from supporters of the law are of the "everybody's doing it" bent.