The arrests this week of nearly 600 immigrant workers at a manufacturing plant in Laurel, Miss., are fueling a national debate over a federal system to check new hires' work documents, a program whose expansion the Bush administration has made a cornerstone of its fight against illegal immigration. -
By Spencer S. Hsu, Alejandro Lazo and Darryl Fears
Businesses Cite a Catch-22 After Miss. Immigration Raid
The arrests this week of nearly 600 immigrant workers at a manufacturing plant in Laurel, Miss., are fueling a national debate over a federal system to check new hires' work documents, a program whose expansion the Bush administration has made a cornerstone of its fight against illegal immigration.-
By Spencer S. Hsu, Alejandro Lazo and Darryl Fears