The importance of business owners’ strict compliance with immigration laws in their hiring practices is driven home with the The New York Times report on the owner of a french restaurant in San Diego who was indicted for hiring 12 undocumented immigrants. The owner of the restaurant now faces up to 30 years in prison and almost $4 million in fines. The prosecution is part of a greater effort by the Federal Government to target those who employ immigrants who are not authorized to work. The New York Times story indicates that that investigations of businesses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement were on pace to more than double in 2010 compared to 2009. To read the full article, click here.
As a result of the devastating economic impact of the earthquake in Haiti, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has loosened the requirements for Haitian students present in the United States…
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Earlier this month in Honolulu, Hawaii, the U.S. Justice Department indicted six executives of the company Global Horizons Manpower for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and document…
10Sep
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