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Illegal Worker Enforcement Is a Growing Challenge
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| 1-15-04
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Posted on 01/15/2004 10:22:20 AM PST by JustPiper
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:38:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The law says a business caught hiring illegal aliens (search) can be fined up to $10,000 -- which sounds tough, but the truth is that businesses have very little to worry about.
The General Accounting office estimates 200,000 business employees in the United States are illegal aliens. In 1992, more than 1,000 businesses were fined, but in 2002 that number dropped to 13 businesses.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; businesses; fines; gao; illegals; workers
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To: Ben Ficklin
It is the govt's responsibility to enforce the laws. It's OK to break the law by hiring illegals until I get caught?
These employers know who is legal and who is not.
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posted on
01/15/2004 3:28:12 PM PST
by
Mike Darancette
(Proud member - Neoconservative Power Vortex)
To: hunter112
You really think there's a number, or even a website that would let you do this? >>>>>>>
Actually, they have had a verification SS# hot line, up & running in 5 states. GWB just signed the bill that will have it go nation wide by the end of 2004.
*However*, our 'electeds' ever *vigilant* to catch illegals & ID thieves, made this system VOLUNTARY for employers to use. So HOW serious is anyone in DC about crime??
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posted on
01/15/2004 3:41:58 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy-brat")
To: Gallegos
No apology needed. It's not that you're wrong, we are all intentionally misinformed by our own politicians.
There are many backroom deals made when it comes to labor. Illegals don't just arrive on your doorstep asking for work. They are supplied by labor contractors who have strong political connections.
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To: Mike Darancette
If the employee has the credentials, the employer must accept them.
What you want is for the employer to be required to slueth all his employees. And if he is wrong in his sluething, he gets sued.
It was posted here a while back, about the employer who recieved notice that a particular employee's SS# was possibly fraudulent, but he should not do anything about it except to check if the number in the payroll info was correct.
To: TomInNJ
Yes, I noticed tight after GWB's speech, the US media quoted Fox as saying, "we want more, this is not enough".
However, after the meeting in mexico, Fox had changed his tune, "This is what we want"... (I thought maybe someone was telling Fox his demands for more weren't 'playing' to well in the USA)
Why any POTUS would make any deals with this corrupt country/gov't is beyond me.......& More corruption will set in when Fox is gone in 2006.
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posted on
01/15/2004 4:41:50 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy-brat")
To: TomInNJ
The problem is that our government is promoting revolutionaries whose whole purpose is to "take back their homeland". Bush is complicit in the destruction of the US as we know it. There will be a no-border policy and we will be a part of what no doubt will be known as the PAU The pan-American Union. We have no friends in government .. save two (if there are more I would like to be advised) TANCREDO & RON PAUL
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posted on
01/15/2004 4:47:00 PM PST
by
Zipporah
(Write inTancredo in 2004)
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To: Gallegos; JustPiper
"I feel the fine should be higher and if they are caught more than once they should spend 30 to 60 days in jail."
I like $5000 for the first fine because it is cheap enough to get a guilty plea. Hiring a trial attorney costs about the same.
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posted on
01/15/2004 6:38:55 PM PST
by
B4Ranch
(Wave your flag, don't waive your rights!)
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