Anyone they can prove used the threat of contacting immigration authorities to threaten workers, needs to go to jail.
If they were violating labor laws buy not paying required overtime, they need to be punished according to those laws.
However, I would also be cautious to believe the words of people who would like nothing more than to be granted residency because they were treated unfairly.
They provided false documentation and lied to gain employment. Their credibility is questionable at best. There needs to be evidence that confirms their stories.
I'm not saying the management is innocent. They can't have had half of their workforce be illegal aliens and not have known. However, I'd still be cautious about believing the extent of their stories.
You have two groups of dishonest criminals pointing fingers at each other. The media is likely to choose the most sensational stories, but they aren't likely to care to dig enough to discover if how much truth there is to them.
I don’t like the idea of “fining employers”... not yet.
If someone is hiring illegal aliens who have forged documents, it is really NOT up to the employer to verify this.
In fact, I don’t know how many of you have actually tried it, but I have. The Social Security Administration won’t give you information and won’t HELP you period.
Therefore, UNTIL the GOVERNMENT gets off its ass, closes the borders and makes it impossible for people to get into this country illegally, then we round up the illegals, kick them OUT of the country - leave the employers ALONE.
Once we have closed the holes, THEN look at people who hire illegals.