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Poultry Plant Assessed Heavy Fine for Immigration Violations
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) reported this past weekend that Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC, a poultry processing plant was assessed and paid over $536,000 in fines for violations of the U.S. immigration laws concerning the hiring of undocumented immigrants.
The USICE investigated the company based on an anonymous tip received alleging that company was employing over 100 undocumented workers at their poultry processing [...]
Immigration Reform Needs a Bigger Push
The Los Angeles Times reported today that Congressman Luis Gutierrez criticized President Obama and his administration for not doing more to seek legislation that would legalize the approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Despite his criticism, he also mentioned that he lacks the necessary votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to actually pass the bill that he sponsored.
As [...]
Workplace Immigration Raids Trumping Labor Dept. Investigations
The Orlando Sentinel reported today that workplace immigration raids by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement  (USICE) to identify undocumented alien workers that took place during the Bush administration has interfered with U.S. Department of Labor  (USDOL) investigations to determine violations of labor laws.
A Memorandum of Understanding  between the USDOL and the legacy Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) was signed in 1998 which [...]
Immigration Reform This Year? President & Congress Pushing for It
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued a press release yesterday stating that as President Obama renewed his Administration’s pledge to pursue comprehensive immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced its intention to refocus its worksite enforcement on criminal prosecutions of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers. Â
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship led by [...]
Two Major Labor Unions Join Forces in Support of Immigration Reform
The New York Times reported yesterday that the nation’s two major labor federations, the  A.F.L.-C.I.O., and the Change to Win Federation have agreed to join forces to support an overhaul of the immigration laws.
John Sweeney, President of the A.F.L.-C.I.O, and Joe T. Hansen, a leader of the Change to Win Federation, presented their now common position in Washington. In 2007, when Congress last [...]
