New immigration rules will force illegal workers to be fired

[misskelleygirl]

Absolutely....sad, but true. We're a finger pointing society that loves to put blame on someone else. Responsibility and accountability are not something a lot of folks are familiar with apparently.

 

[Candid Chris]

are u serious?

those jobs are highly skilled positions. The population of the USA cant fill those jobs because most want to be lawyers or movie stars. am glad they are letting in those briliant Indians, and i hope they let in more highly skilled workers. without them USA cant compete against China.

 

[Petter]

Either that or they'll have to charge enough to cover expenses and turn a profit, and then people will see the true cost of things.

Or, they'll just import stuff from China instead.

 

[PCTAF]

Well said.

 

[Curley]

Very well said, sir.

 

[shadow_nochbvolk]

LOL.... Don't know much about current events, do you?

I wouldn't expect so.

 

[Man of Action]

LOL....Who is more American than Indians?????

 

[daniellemariex]

I doubt this law will hold up. I'm all for tightening the border, building the wall and imposing tough penalties on those who cross illegally and even tougher for the so called coyotes. The economy is at an al time low and many of the companies that hire illegals will probably go bankrupt because they cannot afford to pay a legitamite salary. I do not live in fear of people taking my job or my ablility to get a job, I am willing to compete and or work along side the mexicans and many of them are my friends. I do fear there will be a lot of resentment from the Mexican people and it will probably hurt both sides.
The good news is that the US government is very slow and very bad at enforcing these types of laws so I believe that it will be some time before it will actually be enforced.

 

[schwendelicious]

Anyone here that has lost his job to your average Mexican who crosses without papers needs to take a hard look in the mirror. The same holds true for those that lose their job to legal immigrants, and those that lose jobs to their next door neighbor. Accepting a little personal responsibility for your life experiences will go along way to improving them. Living in fear of someome else taking your slice of the pie is hard to do if you're baking your own.

 

[Pippin]

Exactly Fireballs. Look at all the H1B visa they are giving to Indians to take GOOD JOBS away from Americans.

 

[smoney77]

If anybody actually believes the Bush administration will really crack down on work force employment of undocumented Mexican immigrants, except for a few token cases.....Well lets just say I have a Rolex watch I'll sell you for $25 dollars.

 

[Vidkon]

Im against Illegal immigration. It's about time.



http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/11/MN9PRGIMM.DTL



(08-11) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- People clamoring for a crackdown on illegal immigration got their wish with the Bush administration's announcement Friday of sweeping new enforcement measures that will force employers to fire the millions of illegal workers they now employ.

"We strike at that magnet" of jobs, said Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff, announcing a new rule holding employers liable for workers whose Social Security numbers do not match government records. The new rule takes effect in 30 days.

No state stands to feel the effects more than California, which has more illegal immigrants - an estimated 2.5 million - than any other state. California farmers are expected to be among the hardest hit with their heavy reliance on Mexican field hands, the vast majority of whom are undocumented. But service businesses will be heavily affected too, from hotels and restaurants to cleaning services and nursing homes.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein predicted a "catastrophe" in the state's $32 billion agriculture industry as the new rules become effective with the fall harvest. But the proposal met no opposition from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, who issued a statement saying, "Securing our border remains a top priority for the New Direction Congress."

The rule that will require employers to fire employees unable to clear up problems with their Social Security numbers 90 days after they've been notified or face sanctions and a fine of at least $2,200 for a first offense. Up until now, employers have routinely ignored what are called no-match letters.

"In certain industries and in certain states, there will be a very significant impact on the functioning of businesses or entire sectors," said Deborah Meyers, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. "Some employers are going to find themselves having to fire significant portions of their workforces, and I think there will be employees - some who are authorized and some who are not - who will find themselves out of a job."

Meyers predicted the fallout to be quite visible within six months.

Business groups pointed out that a significant fraction of no-match letters - including 11 percent for the work-authorized foreign born - are in error because of name changes and clerical mistakes, and could cause trouble for legal workers. Immigrant rights groups said the rule could drive millions of illegal immigrants who are now paying taxes underground and drive businesses who depend on them to relocate overseas.

The system also has a big loophole that some experts warn could lead to more identity theft. Social Security does not catch numbers that are valid but have been stolen and used by another person, increasing the incentive to steal valid Social Security numbers.

"This is going to cause a lot of pain, but that pain I hope will be an impetus for our nation to get realistic and fix our broken immigration system," said Larry Rohlfes, assistant executive director of the California Landscape Contractors Association. "In the meantime, people are going to be hurt."

Rohlfes predicted that many workers would not leave the country but go underground as unlicensed contractors, where they will not pay taxes. "It's going to hurt our remaining workers because the underground economy competes with us and because they have much lower costs," Rohlfes said.

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