Companies hiring illegal immigrants could soon face real consequences in Montana where a proposed bill could deliver “stiff penalties.”
Businesses in the state could face the loss of their license if they intentionally hire anyone who is in the country illegally under the new measure. Montana’s attorney general and county attorneys will have the needed funds to enforce the law if House Bill 536 is passed.
The bill also “creates a private right of action for people who were harmed from an employer hiring illegal aliens to sue the employer to collect damages,” according to state Rep. Lukas Schubert who introduced the proposed legislation.
Today I introduced a bill to prohibit employers from hiring illegal aliens and create stiff penalties for those who do (HB536).
Intentional violations will have a penalty of having all of the employer’s licenses revoked.
It creates a private right of action for people who were… pic.twitter.com/5pB1SSIvJZ
— Rep. Lukas Schubert (@LukasSchubertMT) February 19, 2025
“The bill is going to be giving the attorney general a certain amount of money to actually enforce this law,” Schubert told Fox Business
“Having employers that are knowingly coming in and bringing in illegal aliens who they know should not be in our country, and they know that they should not be hiring them, and they’re intentionally doing that, there needs to be stiff penalties,” he said in a phone interview.
The 20-year-old Republican who was elected in 2024 to represent Montana’s 8th district sees the measure as a safety net for the future, telling Fox Business that other states should consider passing similar legislation.
“Four years from now, we might be sitting in a situation where we have a Democrat president that is going to completely undo Trump’s border policy and bring back Biden’s border policy,” he said.
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office emphasized the Republican’s view that the nation needs a “secure southern border.”
“The governor will carefully consider any bill that makes it to his desk and shares the belief of a majority of Montanans that we need a secure southern border,” a spokesperson for his office said in a statement.
Montana’s House Judiciary Committee is set to review the legislation on Friday.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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