It’s summertime and the immigration debate is heating up again. On the heels of a recent Supreme Court decision upholding the mandatory E-Verify provision of Arizona’s Legal Arizona Workers Act (A.R.S. §§23-211 to 23-214) (LAWA) (see our recent client alert for details), two competing business oriented immigration bills were introduced in Congress this week. Shortly … Continue Reading
According to recent reports, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) team has begun a new wave of illegal working audits, targeting employers in industries including fast-food, retail, hospitality and agriculture. These new “silent raids” are consistent with the Administration’s strategy of targeting employers in lieu of worksite round-ups of unauthorized … Continue Reading
