[blueplum]

I’m not understanding this at all. I-9s (Homeland Security doc# OBM1615-0047) have been a mandated element of business records since 1986. A list of documents that establish identity and work eligibility is given to each hire candidate (list A, list B or List C) who makes his/her own selection of what original documents to present. The employer doesn’t make up the list, DHS does. Why is this meatpacker being singled-out for complying with Homeland Security/IRS law? And how is it NOT discrimination against citizens to allow illegals to have job preference? (is the DOJ action a form of affirmative action for illegals?)

[KarlInOhio]

According to the article: “The department’s investigation found that the company required non-U.S. citizens, but not similarly-situated U.S. citizens, to present specific documentary proof of their immigration status to verify their employment eligibility,”

The employee is supposed to be the one who picks out the form of ID from list A or list B and list C. It says right on the I-9: "Employers cannot specify which document(s) employees may present from the Lists of Acceptable Documents, found on the last page of Form I-9, to establish identity and employment authorization."

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf