05-04-2011, 09:10 PM
There is a US Supreme Court case pending around this issue. US Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting.
At issue is whether a state (in this case Arizona) can force businesses to use a federally funded database to verify employee immigration status and eligibility to work. I believe it's called e-Verify.
There's a lot more...the Chamber has had a great deal to say about immigration enforcement and the workplace and the general stance is that they don't want businesses encumbered with regulations, though those regulations are generally intended to help prevent exploitation of both documented and undocumented workers.
As for your other comments, I've already said that I'm in general agreement.
At issue is whether a state (in this case Arizona) can force businesses to use a federally funded database to verify employee immigration status and eligibility to work. I believe it's called e-Verify.
There's a lot more...the Chamber has had a great deal to say about immigration enforcement and the workplace and the general stance is that they don't want businesses encumbered with regulations, though those regulations are generally intended to help prevent exploitation of both documented and undocumented workers.
As for your other comments, I've already said that I'm in general agreement.