Some GOP lawmakers want to raise the federal minimum wage — but only for verifiable American citizens
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GOP lawmakers Tom Cotton and Mitt Romney have reintroduced a bill to raise the minimum wage only for workers who are able to verify their American citizenship.
The Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023 proposes a minimum wage hike from $7.25 an hour — the lowest amount allowed by federal law — to $11 over the next four years, followed by regular adjustments for inflation. The duo first introduced the bill in 2021, but it did not receive further movement in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
The 2021 version of the bill proposed an increase to $10 an hour over the following three years with the same legal status requirements.
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