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State 29 has gotten over some of his anger and has written a good post that actually starts a discussion on how to solve the immigration issue. State 29 says...
If Swift faced a $100,000+ fine for every illegal alien employed by their company, they'd change their hiring practices. Wouldn't they? These raids can't be cheap to manage.As I wrote in this post, companies see immigrants as a cheap source of labor. If the practice of hiring illegals wasn't so cheap anymore it would stop. If there wasn't jobs here for them then the immigrants wouldn't be coming.
And not surprisingly, after the immigration raids this week, Swift had no charges or fines filled.
No charges were filed against Swift. President and CEO Sam Rovit has said the company has never knowingly hired illegal workers and does not condone the practice.Fining the companies who hire illegal immigrants is not the only solution to the issue, but it would be a start. Couple this with tighter border security (Sorry Congressman King, a fence is not needed) and trade policies that put people ahead of profit, we will have a comprehensive solution to the immigration issue.
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Because of employment discrimination rules, employers must accept apparently legitimate identification at face value. They are not permitted to inquire further. That would open the door to discrimination on the basis of race and/or nationality. Unless you want to relax rules regarding racial discrimination, your "solution" is a non-starter.
The key point to remember is that no charges have been filed against Swift or its officers YET.
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