Can Small Business Survive the Immigration Debate?
Over the last 4 years leading up to the 2008 presidential election, the “immigration debate” has been increasing in volume almost exponentially. The attempts by congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform have failed despite fervent bipartisan efforts to address this very controversial yet important issue. However, under tremendous political pressure, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced new efforts to enforce existing immigration laws and state and local governments are passing new legislation that goes far beyond existing federal legislation. These new developments are putting intense and unprecedented pressure on employers whose livelihood depends on immigrant labor. DHS intensifies workplace enforcement Last August, The bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is the enforcement agency, of the DHS published a new mandate requiring employers receiving “No-Match” letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to audit their I-9 record
