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Candidate [Ralph Norman] doesn't verify legality of workers
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Oct 06, 2006 03:12pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Charlotte Observer |
| News Date | Friday, October 6, 2006 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Ralph Norman, the Rock Hill developer emphasizing a crackdown on illegal immigration in his run for Congress, doesn't require contractors at his job sites to verify their workers are here legally. Three contractors' employees at sites Norman is developing told the Observer last week that they're in the country illegally.
Hiring illegal immigrants is against the law. But federal law doesn't require employers to verify workers' immigration status or whether their documents are valid. That 20-year-old loophole has enabled illegal immigrants to get jobs, which has helped fuel the surge in illegal entry.
"We do what the law requires," said Norman, a freshman S.C. House member.
There are free, federal programs available to employers to verify Social Security numbers and immigration status. The programs are voluntary, but such worker verification has been part of immigration-reform bills in both the House and Senate. |
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