Everyone at the corporate office said, "Shazzam" in unison!!
Then after pulling their applications, they found they were all but blank or filled out by someone else other then the applicant, and upon close inspection by Mr. Corrupt Hirecheap, found the state seal behind their photographs on the drivers licenses depicted Pancho Villa sitting on a jackass.
You're obviously unfamiliar with how modern HR works and the hoops they're forced, yes forced, to jump through by the Feds. If they refused to hire a bunch of non-English speaking employees they'd be sued out of business for unlawful discrimination.
So the employee presents his or her bogus documents, submits the I-9's, and when the 'no match' letter comes back they call the employee in for a little chat.
They're given a choice. Bring in the correct paperwork or hasta la vista, baby.
Yea, it's stupid and makes no sense. Yea, it pisses me off. Yea, they probably knew from the get-go. But none of that matters.
Target appears to have complied with the law. End of story.
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