Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, is presenting his immigration legislation to the House State Affairs Committee this morning, seeking to penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants by suspending their business licenses. ...  “It’s not the intent of this legislation to preclude foreign workers from coming here if they were to come here legally,” Hart told the committee. He said he wants to eliminate any incentive for undocumented immigrants to come to Idaho to seek work. “The United States is a magnet for those people, and they’re coming across the border in droves,” Hart said/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

Question: Reaction to Rep. Hart's legislation and comments?