Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace

The Bush administration since 2006 has increasingly used criminal charges to combat illegal hiring, after initially paying little attention to employment of illegal immigrants. Still, most arrests involve workers; only 2 percent of arrests involve company supervisors or hiring managers.

SOURCE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - July 21, 2008

This Story In Immigration Cases, Employers Feel the Pressure Article \| A three-year-old enforcement campaign against employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants is increasingly resulting in arrests and criminal convictions, using evidence gathered by phone taps, undercover agents and prisoners who agree to serve as government witnesses. Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace Full Coverage: The Battle Over Immigration		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - July 21, 2008 ¬es=The Bush administration since 2006 has increasingly used criminal charges to combat illegal hiring, after initially paying little attention to employment of illegal immigrants. Still, most arrests involve workers; only 2 percent of arrests involve company supervisors or hiring managers." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: U.S. Immigration, Customs Enforcement \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - July 21, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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