Obamacare Loophole Provides Incentive For Employers To Hire Illegal Aliens Over US Citizens
Infowars
May 24, 2013
A loophole in President Obama’s healthcare plan makes it very attractive for US employers to hire illegal immigrants on the Pathway to Citizenship instead of hiring legal US citizens. And if it’s not fixed before the bill passes, millions of jobs across America will be filled by illegal aliens.
According to the immigration reform bill, any illegal immigrant who’s been in the U.S. since on or before December 31, 2011, may apply for provisional status. Assuming he meets all of the legal requirements along the way, within 13 years he may be granted lawful permanent resident status.
During that 13-year time frame the immigrant must be employed by a U.S. employer and must be able to provide proof of employment.
Under Obamacare, employers with more than 50 employees are required to either provide healthcare benefits or pay a $3,000 fine every time one of their workers has to subscribe to Obamacare’s insurance exchange subsidies.
However – and here’s the catch – during that 13-year interim period, the immigrant is not eligible for any federal benefits, which includes Obamacare. So the employer doesn’t have to provide healthcare benefits because the illegal immigrant couldn’t apply for Obamacare subsidies if he wanted to.
How does this affect the average American? Obviously, employers will save money when they hire an illegal because they won’t have to provide health insurance. Scarier still, they can actually afford to offer higher wages to illegals so they can hire them in place of legal American citizens.
Don’t worry, though. Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.) a member of the Gang of Eight, is on it. McCain believes the issue will be resolved during the amendment process. “I hope so. We are having lots of conversations,” McCain said. “I think it is something we can work out.”