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Congressional candidate admits he's probably hired illegals
The battle has been intense among the 5 Republican hopefuls that want to take on Suzanne Kosmas in November, now one says he's probably hired illegal aliens.

The admission came at a forum. The question: Have you ever hired an illegal?
Since Craig Miller has run Ruth's Chris, Pizzeria Uno and worked for Darden, he answered.
"The answer to that is probably yes," said Miller. Miller says his managers were often given bogus paperwork.
"What's important is how do you deal with your responsibilities as a business leader to make sure that your employees are legal citizens of the United States or are in this county legally under some type of a work permit or green card and my record is one hundred percent on that." Said Miller.
Miller has never been charged or fined for hiring violations. The other 4 candidates answered no to the question.
What others are saying
- The Problemis that Craig Miller spent millions lobbying against E-Verify, a solution to the problem. Then he yelled at the federal government for not acting. He is not honest. He's a lying politician talking out of both sides of his mouth.
- The headline of this article would be better if it were a more reasonable summary of the meeting: "Candidates answer (or not) question regarding hiring of illegal aliens" or something.
Craig Miller is, in fact, the only candidate who actually straight up answered the question and didn't try to avoid it. Aren't we all hungry for an elected official who just answers the question??? The other candidates were either talking about their endorsements or gave opinions about the general topic of illegal immigrants. They did not answer the question! He further explained his use of the E-verify system. He's clearly very comfortable on this topic.
Not only that, he obviously has experience creating jobs, another real plus in this economy. We need someone with that ability and know-how.
I just sent this guy a check.
Just went to his website and he's got a video that's worth watching:
http://www.craigmillerforcongress.com/media/videos/
Click on the second video from the left, the black & white one. - One honest manAt least one of the five is honest.
- Non IssueThe other candidates need to look at their own life. Did they check our the roofers, lawn care or other types of business they might have hired? Typical types of work that hire ILLEGALS. All the businesses require proof of who the new hire is and that is all. They do not do a complete background check, so the papers could be forged, etc. A lot of the ILLEGALS are leaving AZ because of the new regulations on enforcing the laws already on the books. I feel the protesters are just protesting because they like a cause to protest.
- At least he's honestI don't see any problems with his statement. The food services industry is one of the hardest places to verify employees with the high rate of turn over. I don't doubt at all that he has, in fact if he said no I'd think he was lying.
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