chaspoppcap wrote:
Douchebag wrote:
chaspoppcap wrote:
Look into the number of meatpacking plants that get raided. The Tyson plant here gets raided by INS at least twice a year.
Companies that hire illegal workers should receive heavy fines for hiring undocumented workers. If the fine for hiring an illegal immigrant was something like $25,000 for each illegal on the payroll (basically a year's salary at a job like this), companies would be alot more careful in selecting who to employ. This would never happen though because both parties in Washington would fight a regulation like this tooth and nail.
They did back in 1986 ,just nobody really enforces it.
Yeah, but the fines are so minimal that nobody is scared about paying someone under the table.
http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/penalties-for-employers-hiring-illegal-immigrants.htmlQuote:
Under federal law, it is illegal for any employer to hire, recruit or refer for a fee any alien not authorized to work in the United States. There are criminal and civil penalties associated with this conduct.
For first offenders, there is a $250-$2,000 fine per illegal employee.
For a second offense, the fine is $2,000-$5,000 per illegal employee.
For employers who have been convicted of hiring illegal immigrants more than twice, the fine can range from $3000-$10,000 per employee. If the employer demonstrates a pervasive pattern of knowingly employing illegal immigrants, he or she could face additional fines, and up to six months in jail.
Additionally, under the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act, employers hiring illegal immigrants have been sued, resulting in large settlements. The lawfully documented workers of the Zirkle Fruit Company recently settled a class action lawsuit brought under RICO. The suit alleged that their employer knowingly hired undocumented workers, driving down their wages.
I would start at a minimum of $25,000 and work my way up from there. Make it so it might bankrupt someone if they hire undocumented workers.
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I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?