The Numbers

After years of neglect, federal authorities have stepped up enforcement against U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants, but fewer than 2 percent of nearly 5,000 work-site arrests in 2007 involved company officials, and only 17 companies nationwide paid criminal fines.

SOURCE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | The Washington Post - December 25, 2007

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The Numbers

After years of neglect, federal authorities have stepped up enforcement against U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants, but fewer than 2 percent of nearly 5,000 work-site arrests in 2007 involved company officials, and only 17 companies nationwide paid criminal fines.

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