Archive for November, 2008
Task Force Recommends Employers Use Electronic Verification for Immigration Status
By admin at 13 November, 2008, 12:17 pm
A task force in Nebraska is proposing that employers electronically verify the immigration status of job applicants or face stiff penalties.
The Freemont, Nebraska task force recommended to the city council that employers use the E-Verify system, a free federal internet-based system which is currently being used voluntarily by some businesses to verify immigration status.
If passed [...]
Some Say Texas Driver’s License Law Goes too Far to Find Illegal Aliens
By admin at 12 November, 2008, 11:54 am
Some officials in Texas are crying foul over new rules imposed by a state agency seeking to ban illegal aliens from obtaining driver’s licenses, saying the agency is overstepping its bounds.
The Texas Department of Public Safety Commission imposed new rules on August 25 requiring drivers to prove they are legal residents of the U.S. before [...]
U.S. Illegal Immigration Arrests On The Rise
By admin at 10 November, 2008, 3:41 pm
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say that illegal immigration arrests spiked over the last year in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
According to ICE statistics, more than 3,100 illegal immigrants were arrested during fiscal year 2008, which ended September 30. The number is about a 50 percent increase over the [...]
