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Food Workers Union Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law
Monday, 24 May 2010 07:53
UFCW Press Release (2010-05-17)
WASHINGTON - (Business Wire) The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) today joined in a lawsuit filed in federal court challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070.
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The Arizona Immigration Bill: Enforcement of Federal Law or Racial Profiling?
Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:53
In April, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law one of the toughest illegal immigration measures in decades. The bill, known as the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” has reignited the immigration debate across the nation.
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Obama Quiet on the Immigration Front
Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:32
President Obama's seventy-one minute long 2010 State of the Union Address only devoted one sentence to immigration reform, which was strange considering that the topic previously seemed to be at the forefront of political discussions. This lack of focus on immigration even prompted one unnamed lobbyist to state that "immigration is deader than a doornail."If We Can't Do It, Nobody Can
Thursday, 28 January 2010 17:57
The Washington Times is reporting that an internal audit done by investigators of the Social Security Administration (SSA) revealed many problems with the Administration's use of E-Verify. The audit revealed that the SSA failed to run E-Verify checks on 19% of the employees the SSA hired in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, the audit found that 50% of the E-Verify checks were run in an untimely manner and 44 individuals should have been spotted as tentative non-confirmations. The SSA and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), administer the E-Verify program.
Employers Ongoing Target of Immigration Enforcement: I-9 Audits
Friday, 20 November 2009 16:35
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues using I-9 Audits as part of their aggressive stance towards employers in enforcing immigration law.
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No-Match Rule is No Longer
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 12:45
On October 7, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s final rule to rescind the No-Match regulation was published in the Federal Register.
E-Verify Now Required for Federal Contractors
Monday, 14 September 2009 11:39
On Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") case 2007-013 became effective. The new rule requires federal contractors and some federal subcontractors performing work in the United States to use the E-Verify system, in addition to the Form I-9, to verify the employment status of all newly-hired employees and all employees assigned to a government contract while the contract exists.
What To Do When ICE Shows Up
Tuesday, 12 May 2009 08:27
1.Determine who the investigators are.
Ask for a business card. Make sure they really are with ICE. The Company representative should call the agency to verify the investigators' identities, and contact your attorney immediately.
2.Find out why the investigators are there.
Changes to the H-2A regulations
Monday, 12 January 2009 11:22
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announce changes to the H-2A regulations.The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to the current H-2A regulations that should make the H-2A program less burdensome for employers. The DOL and USCIS rules have already been published in the Federal Register and will become effective January 17, 2009.
E-Verify Requirement for Federal Government Contractors
Monday, 08 December 2008 06:23
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