We know it will be an uphill battle. Establishing a state minimum wage higher than the federal wage will actually hurt job creation and the very people it's supposed to help, the entry-level workers.

Since we are on the front lines and have undocumented workers, it (legislation) will point the way for businesses to come here. They will not have to worry about a potential illegal workforce. They will have a legal workforce.

Our position has been that employment of immigrants is a federal issue, and it deserves a federal response. But if the federal government doesn't act, you're going to see the states try to fill the void.

We have always expected that the time was coming very soon when (the federal government) would begin greater enforcement.

If we're going to address this problem we need to address both the supply and demand aspect of it.

There's a reason it's called a Basic Pilot Program. It's basic, and it's a pilot.