Finally getting serious about employment of illegal immigrants
When are the feds going to crack down on employers who hire illegal immigrants?
Now.
Maybe.
The human resources director for a poultry plant in Greenville, S.C., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 20 felony counts "charging that she instructed employees to use fraudulent employment eligibility forms," the Charlotte Observer reports.
If convicted, she could be slapped with up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.
Would that send a loud enough message? Let's see if the courts follow through.
Somehow we're having a debate in North Carolina about educating illegal immigrants in our universities and community colleges so they can qualify for better jobs.
Who's going to hire them, if the feds crack down on employers?
We've either got to treat illegal immigrants as illegals, or find a way to put more of them on a legal path to education, employment and citizenship.
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