ICE Auditing Companies' Hiring Records

ATLANTA – Federal immigration authorities are beginning a new round of investigations designed to make sure businesses hire only people authorized to work in the U.S., focusing this time on companies vital to national security and other government and economic functions.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday it is notifying 1,000 companies that it will inspect their I-9s, the forms new employees complete, along with documents the workers provide to show they are eligible to work in the U.S.
"The inspections will touch on employers of all sizes and in every state in the nation, with an emphasis on businesses related to critical infrastructure and key resources," ICE said in a statement.

New_Wave_Princess wrote:The Dems want the illegals because they will vote Democrats. Forget the fact that many unemployed normally vote Democrat.

I regret voting for Obama.

USA Citizen wrote:"The first official act of the governor of my state, former US Senator Lincoln Chafee [R]-RI was to repeal mandatory EVerify. It is not just the Dems. The Governor is now an Independent, however, switched affiliatons in order to be on the ballot last November. He comes from a very strong Republican family in this state." - DesperateInRI

@DesperateInRI
How has the repeal of mandatory E-verify in RI helped you get a job?

DesperateInRI wrote:

USA Citizen wrote:"The first official act of the governor of my state, former US Senator Lincoln Chafee [R]-RI was to repeal mandatory EVerify. It is not just the Dems. The Governor is now an Independent, however, switched affiliatons in order to be on the ballot last November. He comes from a very strong Republican family in this state." - DesperateInRI

@DesperateInRI
How has the repeal of mandatory E-verify in RI helped you get a job?

It hasn't affected it one bit. Never would have, unless their inaccuracy showed me as being an illegal immigrant.

USA Citizen wrote:

DesperateInRI wrote:

USA Citizen wrote:"The first official act of the governor of my state, former US Senator Lincoln Chafee [R]-RI was to repeal mandatory EVerify. It is not just the Dems. The Governor is now an Independent, however, switched affiliatons in order to be on the ballot last November. He comes from a very strong Republican family in this state." - DesperateInRI

@DesperateInRI
How has the repeal of mandatory E-verify in RI helped you get a job?

It hasn't affected it one bit. Never would have, unless their inaccuracy showed me as being an illegal immigrant.

Well, that's great that an illegal alien isn't keeping you from getting a job. Out here in California I applied for a job at a place that used mainly illegal aliens who couldn't speak English. I happened to go in the wrong door and found them all getting paid in cash in a back room. The E-verify law wouldn't have done any good in this case because they were all getting paid under the table and nothing was reported to the government. Even if E-verify was enacted there would still be millions of illegal aliens working in the U.S. because some employers don't like paying taxes or benefits and they like to treat the illegals like slaves. Even our U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis wants illegal aliens to get the same wages as American citizens.
http://www.dol.gov/wecanhelp/psa.htm
Obama and his administration have a higher regard for illegal aliens than unemployed American citizens.

jchapman wrote:Have you folks wondered how this happens in spite of the e-verify program? I have just learned of the legal method that an employer is supposed to follow when filing an I-9, even though the procedure hasn't always been exactly followed over the years since it became effective on November 06, 1986. Yeah, it's been around that long, & November 06, 1986 was on a Thursday.
1st, an I-9 is not supposed to be filled out BEFORE the employer makes an actual offer of employment, & the employee accepts the offer. You might have filled out an I-9 when you filled out an application, particularly at a temp service, but by the letter of the law, the temp service was not supposed to do that.

Just a reminder about an issiue I posted earlier. Please not that what the Governor of Rhode Island did just repeals the law that mandates that businesses participate in e-verify. They may still participate voluntarily, & it does not mean that they can hire illegal workers. They are still responsible to make sure that their employees are authorized to work in the US.

DesperateInRI wrote:

Just a reminder about an issiue I posted earlier. Please not that what the Governor of Rhode Island did just repeals the law that mandates that businesses participate in e-verify. They may still participate voluntarily, & it does not mean that they can hire illegal workers. They are still responsible to make sure that their employees are authorized to work in the US.

Yes, I am completely aware that all this does it not make it mandatory, and employers cannot hire illegal immigrants. It also ensures that I am not disqualified for a job because of erroneous information by employers who choose not to use this system.

Regarding the I-9's - filling out an I-9 before you are hired is an underhanded attempt at age discrimination. I know that temp agencies do it all the time and can't understand how they get away with it.

By law, if an employee can't produce the proper documentation within 3 days of hire, an employer can fire that person for cause.