Posted on 07/01/2009 12:11:00 PM PDT by AH_LiveRight
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration launched investigations of hundreds of businesses around the country Wednesday as part of its strategy to focus immigration enforcement on the employers who hire illegal workers.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun notifying businesses of plans to audit their I-9 forms — employment eligibility documents that employers fill out for every worker — the agency told members of Congress in an e-mail Wednesday.
Immigration officers served "Notices of Inspection" to 625 businesses, the Homeland Security Department said. By comparison, 503 such notices were issued to businesses last year, the agency said.
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Uh, huh. And I’ll believe it when I see the illegals marched back across the Rio Grande!
“The Obama administration has been trying to build its credibility on immigration enforcement to boost the chances of passing an immigration reform bill in Congress.”
They admit as much but, I suspect a cleaver ploy.
How Does E-Verify Affect Me as an Employee?
Federal law requires that all employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of all new employees (including U.S. citizens) within three days of hire.
Employees are required to complete the Form I-9, and employees must provide employers with documentation establishing both identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have established an electronic system called E-Verify to assist employers further in verifying the employment eligibility of all newly-hired employees. In short, through E-Verify, employers send information about you from your Form I-9 to SSA and DHS to ensure that you are authorized to work in the United States and that your name, Social Security Number, date of birth, citizenship status, and any other non-citizen information you choose to provide your employer on the Form I-9 match government records. If your employer uses E-Verify, you as an employee have certain rights and responsibilities.
...because so many people want to move from the suburbs into their company cubical. [/sarc]
I was actually asking what would happen to an illegal when charged (deportation, jail time, etc) but, I doubt your source mentions that.
DHS, ICE, Child Svcs, and your government from hell
(Family to be split apart over allegations)
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Posted on 07/01/2009 12:51:18 PM PDT by Maelstorm
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