Employer Investigations Conducted by
U.S. Immigration Authorities, 1997-2003
Source: Dept. of Homeland Security, 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, (pdf file)
Year
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Arrests
17,554
13,914
2,849
953
735
485
445
Investigations
Completed
7,537
7,788
3,898
1,966
1,595
2,061
2,194
Number of
Fines Levied
778
535
297
180
78
13
124
September 2004. Table 39.(1997-2003)
Sure worksite enforcement is down. That's becuase for security reasons the president moved almost all such funding to border enforcement after 911.