Immigration Law

ICE Toughens Up On Workplace Immigration Practices ? 07-01-2009

By Arshil

As I was looking for the current events having to do with immigration, I ran across the following article which I thought would be of interest. According to Yahoo News, quoting the Associated Press, in an article released today:

WASHINGTON ? Immigration officers are investigating workplaces in every state in the U.S. to check whether they are hiring illegal workers.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement told members of Congress in an e-mail Wednesday morning that it is beginning audits of documents that employees fill out when they are hired. The documents are known as I-9’s.

President Barack Obama has said his administration’s strategy for stemming illegal immigration is focusing on employers who hire illegal workers.

The Bush administration was criticized for raiding businesses and arresting workers but not doing enough to go after the employers who hire them.

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Full post as published by The Visa Bulletin on July 01, 2009 (boomark / email).