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California, Chris Koster, eggs, email, HB 826, immigration, Joe Don McGaugh, missouri, wine
Previously:
HB 826: the wrath of grapes (February 4, 2015)
….2. No domestic wine shall be sold at retail in the state unless it has been certified as having been produced by and with grapes harvested by verified United States citizens….
[emphasis in original]
At the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:
If you meet certain requirements, you may become a U.S. citizen either at birth or after birth.
To become a citizen at birth, you must:
Have been born in the United States or certain territories or outlying possessions of the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; OR
had a parent or parents who were citizens at the time of your birth (if you were born abroad) and meet other requirementsTo become a citizen after birth, you must:
Apply for “derived” or “acquired” citizenship through parents
Apply for naturalization
Okay.
We received copies of the following e-mail conversation from the individual who initiated it:
On Feb 5, 2015, at 10:52 PM [….]
Dear Representative McGaugh,
Why do you want to make it impossible for my spouse, who lives in the US legally, to produce wine that can be sold in Missouri?
[….]
We wondered about that concept, too.
The first response from Representative McGaugh (r):
Subject: Re: HB 826
Date: 2/5/15 10:58:17 PM
From: “JoeDon McGaugh” JoeDon.McGaugh@house.mo.gov
To: [….]If your spouse lives legally in the US I don’t see what the issue is. If you are using unverified workers to produce wine and pick grapes that will be another issue.
Thanks. JDM
A follow up of the inquiry:
On Feb 6, 2015, at 6:50 AM [….]
Representive McGaugh,
You have not read the language of your bill. Reread it again and tell me how your bill excludes my spouse who is not a US citizen.
[….]
That’s what we read, too.
But wait, there’s more from Representative McGaugh:
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 6:56 AM [JoeDon McGaugh]
If she is here legally she would be verified. That is my intention. Verified workers covers lawful permanent residents and if not we will change it.
If California can tell us how to humanely raise our livestock we can tell them how they must produce their wine.
I am sure Chris Koster will be supportive given his federal lawsuit challenging California’s actions.Thanks again.
JDM
Wait a minute, the bill [pdf] language makes no reference to “lawful permanent residents”.
This is all about egg retaliation? Really?
And still more in the inquiry
On Feb 6, 2015, at 9:05 AM [….]
Here is the language in your legislation:
2. No domestic wine shall be sold at retail in the state unless it has been certified as having been produced by and with grapes harvested by verified United States citizens.
My spouse is in this country legally, but she is NOT a “verified United States citizen.”
With all due respect, do you understand what “citizen” means? Do you understand there are people living and working in the US, legally, and are not citizens, verified or not verified?
I appreciate your responding to my inquiries.
[….]
And the final response from Representative McGaugh (r):
Subject: Re: HB 826
Date: 2/6/15 10:00:16 AM
From: “JoeDon McGaugh” JoeDon.McGaugh@house.mo.gov
To: [….]My idea was to have the Dept of Ag verify like the E-verify system.
Again my intent is to not disqualify any lawfully present citizens. Only those businesses who are bad actors.
JDM
What on earth is a “lawfully present citizen”? Anyone? Anyone?
What’s the big deal? Surely California’s Right to Farm Constitutional amendment would grandfather the use of illegals, as that is the way they have done it for so long, who’s to tell them to change?