Democrats New Labor Bill Would Help Illegals. Democrats propose crackdown on 'wage theft'.

The Hill reports that Democrats have a new scheme to help illegals:

“Oftentimes, it’s the workers who have the most to lose by speaking out against wage theft who are most affected by it," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who introduced the bill, told The Hill Friday.

Cariño Barragán, a campaign coordinator at Seattle's Casa Latina — a non-profit that helps Hispanic workers deal with labor issues — said illegal immigrant workers are at special risk of falling prey to wage theft.

The Department of Labor estimates non-citizens are 1.6 to 3.1 times more likely to be victims of some form of wage theft.

Immigrant workers are vulnerable "because of their migratory status, fear of filing complaints and threats of dismissal and calls to immigration authorities, but sometimes because of [the threat] of reduced work hours," Barragán said.

Contracts for things illegal aren't enforceable in a court of law. Too bad if illegals are being ripped off: couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. Just a reminder, illegals who get pay checks are committing mail and wire fraud.