Thousands of Firms to be Audited for Hiring Illegal Workers

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/12405

Submitted by Jesse Russell on November 22, 2009 - 5:03pm
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The United States plans to audit thousands of firms as it opens a new front on illegal workers. On Friday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said the organization is specifically seeking hiring audits of firms that are tied to “public safety and national security.” The classified list of firms includes those that contract with the government, as well as those that deal with the food system and health care. The Obama administration has been heavily targeting firms as it seeks an overhaul of immigration laws. In 2008 only 32 firms were fined for violations of hiring unauthorized workers while under Obama 142 firms have been sent fine notices.

[imdjh]

1. Would it be so hard to require every company to have birth certificates on file?

There is no reason why a company couldn't have hiring records on a flash drive that an inspector could pop into his laptop and spot check the workforce.

[Craftsman]

2. All new hires should be checked to see that they are legal to work

[TlalocW]

3. I thought it said, "Thousands of FILMS," and I thought

GOOD! That will be a nice little revenge for putting in that stupid mash-up of, "The Wizard of Oz," about not pirating DVDs in the DVD of the movie I want to watch, the one I can't click past but can only speed up by holding down the FF button.

Alas.

TlalocW