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Feds relax hiring rules for storm vicitims who lost documentation - FEMA gets in on it
SunSentinel ^

Posted on 09/11/2005 3:37:24 AM PDT by Happy2BMe

Employers won't be fined for hiring victims of Hurricane Katrina who lost their documentation, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

This week's decision by federal officials is aimed at helping those displaced by the deadly storm. But instead, the temporary measure has renewed an old debate over the role of employer sanctions for hiring undocumented workers.

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But employers can simply state a potential worker was unable to provide documents because of the hurricane, according to a Homeland Security spokesperson. The policy is being implemented nationwide and subject to review in 45 days.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


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Why is the Department of Homeland Security getting involved in the hiring of illegal aliens by employers working to rebuild after Hurrican Katrina?

More important, Where did Homeland Security get the AUTHORITY to circumvent Congress' and bypass immigration law?

61 posted on 10/16/2005 12:17:10 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
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