Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Labor Department criticized for abandoning citizenship checks

Government Executive
By Charles S. Clark cclark@govexec.com November 9, 2011

A year-old decision by the Labor Department to discontinue certain citizenship checks on employees of federal contractors is drawing fire from immigration reform groups, who view it as government "shirking" its responsibility to curb hiring of illegal workers.
At issue is whether the Labor office that monitors contractor compliance with anti-discrimination laws can leave it to the Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau to verify workers' immigration status.

Full Story: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1111/110911cc5.htm

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