Re: More good news
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Posted by Mike Scott on February 23, 2008 at 09:26:19
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posted by Mike Scott on February 22, 2008 at 13:34:21:
Long overdue"U.S. to raise fines on employers of illegal immigrants
The move is part of an overall push to tighten borders. Officials call it a response to a failed 2007 immigration bill".By Nicole Gaouette, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 23, 2008"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has intensified raids on rogue companies in the last three years, prosecuting executives on criminal charges and arresting workers, who often use valid Social Security numbers, for identity theft.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff offered examples Friday of his agency's heightened focus on company executives, including the human resources director of a Missouri poultry plant now facing a 10-year prison sentence for hiring illegal immigrants. Chertoff also pointed to the owner of an Indiana construction firm sentenced to 18 months in jail and forced to forfeit $1.4 million.
The increased fines will take effect March 27. The minimum penalty will increase by $100, to $375. The maximum fine for a first-time offender will jump $1,000, to $3,200. And the maximum fine for repeated violations will rise $5,000, to $16,000. Fines are assessed on a per-person basis, so an employer with 10 illegal immigrants on staff would pay 10 fines".
Long overdue